WorksheetsOceanography Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following factors do not affect surface currents?
a)
The Location of Continents
b)
Density
c)
Wind Currents
d)
The Coriolis Effect
2.
The equation for density in relation to ocean water is...
a)
D = V/M
b)
D = V*M
c)
D = M/V
d)
D = M*V
3.
What is the density of a substance that has a mass of 20 and a volume of 10?
a)
20
b)
10
c)
2
d)
0.5
4.
How do we identify an area's climate?
a)
Temperature
b)
Precipitation
c)
Temperature and Precipitation
d)
Time
5.
Which of the following does NOT play a large role in the movement of deep water currents?
a)
Density
b)
Temperature
c)
Salinity
d)
Coriolis Effect
6.
The Global Ocean Conveyor Belt....
a)
Brings warm water to the United Kingdom
b)
Distributes heat throughout the world
c)
Moves in a circular pattern around Antarctica
d)
Does everything listed above
7.
The Coriolis Effect
a)
Is a main driving factor for deep currents
b)
Moves clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
c)
Exists because of the tilt of the Earth's Axis
d)
Moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
8.
Gases dissolve the quickest in
a)
Hot Water
b)
Cold Water
c)
Room Temp Water
d)
Ice
9.
Solids dissolve the quickest in
a)
Hot Water
b)
Cold Water
c)
Room Temp Water
d)
Ice
10.
What factor(s) affect the density of water?
a)
Salinity and Temperature
b)
Wind and Weather
c)
Location of Continents
d)
The Coriolis Effect
Coriolis
Coriolis
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