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WorksheetsOceanography Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not true?
a)
Seamounts indicated by 4
b)
Continental slope indicated by 1
c)
Abyssal plain indicated by 3
Abyssal plain indicated by 3
Abyssal plain indicated by 3
d)
All are correct.
2.
Which of the following is not plankton?
a)
phytoplankton
b)
zooplankton
c)
jellyfish
d)
octopus
3.
Which of the following is not true?
a)
Waves are caused by density changes.
b)
Tides are caused by gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
c)
Currents are caused by year-round wind patterns & density changes
d)
Waves occur only at the surface.
4.
Most of the ocean floor is __________.
a)
abyssal plain
b)
trench
c)
continental shelf
d)
seamounts
5.
Which of the following is nekton?
a)
crab
b)
stingray
c)
sea star
d)
lobster
6.
Which ocean floor feature is the result of divergent plate boundaries?
a)
trench
b)
guyot
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental shelf
7.
Which of the following is not dissolved in ocean water?
a)
salt
b)
sediments
c)
gases
d)
toxins
8.
Which of the following does not affect salinity?
a)
precipitation
b)
river run-off
c)
evaporation
d)
tides
9.
Which warm ocean current affects the climate of Virginia?
a)
Gulf Stream Current
b)
East Australian Current
c)
Pacific Current
d)
African Current
10.
Which watershed has the LEAST impact on the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
b)
North Carolina Sounds Watershed
c)
Gulf of Mexico Watershed
d)
They all have an equal impact.
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