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WorksheetsMovement of Ocean Water
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the horizontal movement of water in a well-developed pattern, such as a river or stream?
a)
Gulf
b)
Ocean
c)
Current
d)
Sea
2.
What force guides the movement of deep currents?
a)
density differences
b)
wind
c)
Coriolis Effect
d)
continental barriers
3.
The horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and occurs at or near the ocean's surface is a(n) _________________.
a)
density current
b)
surface current
c)
turbidity current
4.
The factors that affect surface currents are________________.
a)
salinity, temperature, and turbidity
b)
wind, salinity, turbidity
c)
wind, salinity, temperature
d)
wind, Coriolis Effect, continental barriers
5.
The two categories of ocean currents are _____________________.
a)
salinity, temperature
b)
density, temperature
c)
surface, deep
d)
freshwater, saltwater
6.
Tides are caused by __________.
a)
wind
b)
density differences
c)
gravity
d)
salinity differences
7.
_______________ are caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor, volcanic eruptions, or underwater landslides.
a)
tides
b)
waves
c)
tsunamis
d)
surface currents
8.
If high tide today is at 10:10am, it will be high tide tomorrow at _________.
a)
10:50 am
b)
11:00 am
c)
11:10 am
d)
10:45 am
9.
A _____________ tide occurs when the moon, sun, and Earth are aligned. This is a period of the highest high tides and lowest low tides.
a)
neap
b)
spring
c)
slack water
d)
ebb
10.
________________ occur during first and third quarter moon phases.
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Slack water
d)
Currents
11.
The lowest point in a wave is the ____________.
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
trough
d)
wave height
12.
The highest point in a wave is the ______________.
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
trough
d)
wave height
13.
The distance between consecutive crests is the _________________.
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
wave height
d)
trough
14.
What is the name of the largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Pacific Steam
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Atlantic Ocean steam
15.
Which is not an ocean?
a)
Pacific
b)
Alantic
c)
Michigan
d)
Arctic
16.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
17.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
18.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
19.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
20.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
21.
This is an image of how upwelling occurs. Upwelling is important to organisms because...
a)
when local wind patterns blow along the north west coast, they cause local surface currents to move away from the shore.
b)
upwelling causes warm water to flow to the British Isles and creates a mild climate there.
c)
upwelling brings nutrients to the surface of the ocean to support the growth of phytoplankton and zooplankton.
22.
Currents that are far beneath the surface
a)
deep ocean currents
b)
surface currents
c)
current
d)
global winds
23.
When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?
a)
rip tide
b)
spring tide
c)
neap tide
d)
breaker tide
24.
Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?
a)
the wind
b)
earthquakes
c)
the moon's gravity
d)
density differences in water
25.
Which of the following can be caused by El Nino~?
a)
Flash floods
b)
Mudslides
c)
Droughts
d)
All of the above
26.
In what direction do global winds and currents flow near the equator?
a)
east to west
b)
west to east
c)
toward the land
d)
north to south
27.
Horizontal distance between two wave crests is the
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
trough
d)
wave height
28.
In the Northern Hemisphere, currents curve to the right because of the
a)
longshore drift
b)
density
c)
Coriolis Effect
d)
Moon's gravity.
29.
A major warm ocean current flows along a coastal area. What type of climate would you most likely find in the area influenced by the current?
a)
cool and dry
b)
mild and wet
c)
extremely hot and dry
d)
extremely cool and wet
30.
Currents that flow FROM the poles towards the equator are usually
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
irregular in motion
d)
no specific temperature
31.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
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