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Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
A sharp underwater hill that connects to the continental shelf and the ocean floor
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
continental rise
d)
trench
2.
What carries out most of Earth's photosynthesis?
a)
phytoplankton
b)
zooplankton
c)
currents
d)
waves
3.
Depth refers to _________
a)
the amount light at a particular part of the ocean
b)
how far down something is
c)
the amount of force that is exerted on something
d)
the amount of heat energy found at a certain area of the ocean
4.
These ocean motions are caused by winds
a)
tides and waves
b)
surface currents and waves
c)
surface and deep water currents
d)
tides and tsnamis
5.
This increases as depth increases________
a)
light
b)
pressure
c)
temperature
6.
As depth increases, temperature _________
a)
increases
b)
stays the same
c)
decreases
7.
As the amount of light increases, pressure_______
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
8.
The shallow area at the edges of the continents
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental rise
c)
continental slope
d)
guyot
9.
valleys cut deep into the ocean floor
a)
trench
b)
abyssal plain
c)
seamounts
d)
mid-ocean ridges
10.
The flat, smooth part of the deep ocean floor
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
continental rise
d)
abyssal plain
11.
An underwater mountain range
a)
trench
b)
seamount
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
12.
isolated volcanic mountains
a)
mid-ocean ridges
b)
seamount
c)
island
d)
guyot
13.
An isolated flat-topped mountain is known as a
a)
trench
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
abyssal plain
d)
guyot
14.
The basic ocean motions are
a)
waves, tides, and rivers
b)
waves, tides, and currents
c)
tides, currents, and springs
d)
tides, currents, depth
15.
The highest part of a wave is the
a)
trough
b)
wave length
c)
crest
d)
wave height
16.
The lowest point of a wave
a)
wave length
b)
wave height
c)
crest
d)
trough
17.
This is the distance from crest to crest
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wave length
d)
wave height
18.
This is a warm water surface current that affects the climate of Virginia
a)
California current
b)
Gulf Stream
c)
North Atlantic Drift
d)
South Atlantic Current
19.
Animal-like plankton are known as
a)
phytoplankton
b)
zooplankton
c)
photosynthesis
d)
ocean food web
20.
This type of ocean motion is caused by differences in salinity and temperature
a)
surface currents
b)
waves
c)
deep ocean currents
d)
tsunami
21.
The ocean floor -------
a)
is always a flat bed of sand
b)
is covered by the same amount of water everywhere
c)
has mountains, plains, and ridges like land surfaces
d)
covers less area than the land
22.
At which location are oceans the deepest?
a)
Mid-ocean ridge
b)
Abyssal plain
c)
Ocean trench
d)
Volcanic island
23.
The main difference between ocean water and lake water is that ocean water contains —
a)
oxygem
b)
plants
c)
algae
d)
salt
24.
The salinity of the Mediterranean Sea is greater than that of the Atlantic Ocean. This means that, compared to the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea is —
a)
wider
b)
deeper
c)
cooler
d)
saltier
25.
Algae and other producers need lots of sunlight. Most ocean algae would be found in the water —
a)
on the abyssal plain
b)
in the oceanic trench
c)
above the continental shelf
d)
beside the continental slope
26.
A person who studies the ocean
a)
geologist
b)
oceanographer
c)
biologist
d)
audiologist
27.
a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake
a)
trench
b)
tide pool
c)
tsunami
d)
plankton
28.
the force or push on an object caused by water
a)
salinity
b)
trench
c)
water pressure
d)
density
29.
a wave with a white crest that becomes foam on the shore
a)
current
b)
trough
c)
crest
d)
breaker
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