Chapter 13 Review pt. 1

About what percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans?

• 71%

• 50%

• 35%

• 30%

When water is described as potable, it is

• clouded with sediments.

• low in oxygen.

• safe to drink.

• saturated with salts.

Which ocean covers the largest percentage of the earth’s surface?

• Atlantic

• Arctic

• Indian

• Pacific

Which of these extends the farthest out into the ocean?

• beach

• berm

• coastal region

• shore

Global mean sea levels currently are

• falling

• fluctuating

• rising

• unchanging

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

This forms when large waves first break and drop sand.

• atoll

• berm

• continental shelf

• longshore sandbar

Which of these do young-earth creationists believe were most likely created by runoff from the continents late in the Flood?

• A. coral reefs

• B. guyots

• C. submarine canyons

• D. trenches

Which of the following does not belong with the other three?

• A. continental rise

• B. guyot

• C. mid-ocean ridge

• D. seamount

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A coral reef separated from the mainland by a lagoon is a(n)

• atoll

• fringing reef

• barrier reef

• island arc

How much mineral salt does 1000 g of seawater contain?

• none

• 1 g

• 35 g

• 999 g