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WorksheetsOcean Zones
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A technique that uses sound waves to measure the depth of the ocean floor is
a)
Dredging
b)
Sonar
c)
SCUBA
d)
Weighted Lines
2.
This is the study of the physical properties of ocean
a)
Natural Resources
b)
Oceanography
c)
Bioluminescence
d)
Chemosynthesis
3.
This zone includes any area beyond the continental shelf where water is deepest.
a)
Open-Ocean Zone
b)
Neretic Zone
c)
Intertidal Zone
d)
Auto Zone
4.
Materials from the environment that are used by living things are called...
a)
Unnatural Resources
b)
Coral Reef
c)
Hydrothermal Vents
d)
Natural Resources
5.
Cracks in the ocean crust that release hot, mineral-rich water are called...
a)
Coral Reef
b)
Hydrothermal Vents
c)
Bioluminescence
d)
Geyser
6.
____ are formed on the sea floor when one crustal plate is shoved under another crustal plate.
a)
continental shelves
b)
trenches
c)
mid ocean ridges
d)
abyssal plains
7.
Plants and animals that live on the ocean floor are...
a)
benthos
b)
nekton
c)
plankton
d)
diatoms
8.
The continental slope is located at the end of the...
a)
shoreline
b)
continental shelf
c)
mid ocean ridge
d)
abyssal plain
9.
How do conditions vary in Earth's oceans?
a)
Varies in Salinity, Sodium, Depth
b)
varies in temperature, salinity, calcium
c)
Varies in salinity, temperature and depth.
d)
varies in sonar, depth, temperature
10.
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
11.
Temperature affects this greatly
a)
color
b)
density
c)
chlorine
d)
thermocline
12.
The amount of dissolved solids present in the water
a)
salinity
b)
chlorine
c)
nitrogen
d)
density
13.
Compound found in ocean water that effects salinity
a)
sodium chloride
b)
sodium
c)
chlorine
d)
density
14.
Which of the following does NOT make studying the ocean floor difficult?
a)
The ocean consist of salt water rather than fresh water
b)
The deep ocean is in total darkness
c)
The water in the deep ocean is really cold
d)
There is tremendous pressure in the deep ocean
15.
Benthos are organisms that live
a)
On the surface of the water
b)
throughout the water column
c)
ocean floor
d)
shallow water
16.
Which of the following organisms is an example of nekton?
a)
Lobster
b)
Dolphin
c)
Clam
d)
Seastar
17.
The part of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line to the edge of the continental shelf is the
a)
Nertic Zone
b)
Open Ocean Zone
c)
Intertidal Zone
d)
Deep Zone
18.
Under which set of conditions would there be more giant kelps in a kelp forest?
a)
more sea urchins and fewer sea otters
b)
no sea otters
c)
more sea otters and fewer sea urchins
d)
more grey whales
19.
The only part of the open ocean that receives enough sunlight to support the growth of algae is
a)
Intertidal Zone
b)
Around Hot Vents
c)
Deep Zone
d)
Surface Zone
20.
The organisms that form the base of most open-ocean food webs are
a)
Fish
b)
Coral
c)
Plankton
d)
Kelp
21.
An area where ocean water rises through cracks in the ocean floor, having been heated by the magma beneath the ocean floor, is called a(n)
a)
Tidal Pool
b)
Estuary
c)
Hydrothermal Vent
d)
Atoll
22.
The organisms that live around hydrothermal vents are supported by
a)
energy from sunlight.
b)
nutrients washed from the land.
c)
food made by algae.
d)
chemical nutrients from Earth's interior.
23.
Which of the following is a living resource from the ocean?
a)
Algae
b)
Oil
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Water
24.
Most ocean pollution comes from
a)
Below the ocean
b)
land
c)
air
d)
ocean organisms
25.
Most of the Earth's water is in
a)
salty oceans
b)
freshwater lakes
c)
freshwater ponds
d)
glaciers
26.
The richest deposits of oil and natural gas are often located
a)
Continental Shelves
b)
Deep Zone
c)
Intertidal Zone
d)
Surface Zone
27.
Organisms in the deep ocean that produce their own light are called
a)
bioluminescent.
b)
neritic
c)
benthic
d)
hydrothermal
28.
In what zone are hydrothermal vents located
a)
Deep Zone
b)
Surface Zone
c)
Transition Zone
d)
Intertidal Zone
29.
Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column are called
a)
algae.
b)
Nekton
c)
Benthos
d)
Plankton
30.
a gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward form the edge of the continent
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
31.
a steep incline of the ocean floor leading down from the edge of the continental shelf
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
32.
a smooth, nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
33.
a continuous range of mountains on the ocean flow that winds around Earth
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
34.
the region of shallow ocean water over the continental shelf
a)
Nertic Zone
b)
Open Ocean Zone
c)
Atoll
35.
the deepest, darkest area of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf
a)
Nertic Zone
b)
Open Ocean Zone
c)
Atoll
36.
a ring shaped coral reef that surrounds a shallow lagoon
a)
Nertic Zone
b)
Open Ocean Zone
c)
Atoll
37.
tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents
a)
Plankton
b)
Food Web
c)
bioluminescence
38.
the pattern of overlapping good chains in an ecosystem
a)
Plankton
b)
Food Web
c)
bioluminescence
39.
the production of light by living things
a)
Plankton
b)
Food Web
c)
bioluminescence
40.
What is letter C?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Cont. Shelf
c)
Cont. Slope
d)
Abyssal Plain
41.
What is letter D?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Volcanic Island
d)
Seamount
42.
What is letter E?
a)
Volcanic Island
b)
Seamount
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Abyssal Plain
43.
What is letter A?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Cont. Slope
c)
Abyssal Plain
d)
Abyssal Plain
44.
What is letter G?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Rift
c)
Trench
d)
Cont. Shelf
45.
What letter is B?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Cont. Slope
c)
Cont. Rise
d)
Abyssal Plain
46.
An Abyssal Plain is similiar to...
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
The Grand Canyon
c)
The Great Plains
d)
Hidden Valley
47.
Trench is similiar to ...
a)
The Grand Canyon
b)
The Great Plains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
The Black Hole
48.
The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the...
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trench
49.
The _____ extends from the edge of the continental shelf down to the ocean floor.
a)
abyssal plain
b)
continental slope
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
trench
50.
______ are flat areas of sea floor formed when valleys are filled in with sediment.
a)
mid ocean ridges
b)
continental shelves
c)
abyssal plains
d)
continental slopes
51.
The place where new ocean floor forms is called the...
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
abyssal plain
c)
trench
d)
continental shelf
52.
____ are formed on the sea floor when one crustal plate is shoved under another crustal plate.
a)
continental shelves
b)
trenches
c)
mid ocean ridges
d)
abyssal plains
53.
The continental slope is located at the end of the...
a)
shoreline
b)
continental shelf
c)
mid ocean ridge
d)
abyssal plain
54.
A mid-ocean ridge is formed from...
a)
abyssal plains
b)
the continental shelf
c)
lava
d)
a trench
55.
Coral reefs are found on...
a)
continental slopes
b)
continental shelves
c)
abyssal plains
d)
trenches
56.
Ocean water is healthy for drinking.
a)
true
b)
false
57.
The salt that is in your salt shaker is the same salt that is in our oceans?
a)
true
b)
false
58.
Most of the Earth's water is in
a)
salty oceans
b)
freshwater lakes
c)
freshwater ponds
d)
glaciers
59.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
60.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
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