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WorksheetsOcean & Review
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How do surface ocean waves form?
a)
Wind blowing across the surface
b)
Time wind blows
c)
Strength of the wind
d)
Wind when blows upwards off the water
2.
What is the name of a climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean.
a)
La Nina
b)
El Nina
c)
La Nino
d)
El Nino
3.
What process brings nutrient rich deep cold ocean water up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Upwelling
d)
Temperature and salinity
4.
The amount of dissolved solids present in the water
a)
salinity
b)
chlorine
c)
nitrogen
d)
density
5.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
6.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth revolving around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
Rising and falling tides
d)
Pull of gravity
7.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is warmer and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
9.
Compound found in ocean water that effects salinity
a)
sodium chloride
b)
sodium
c)
chlorine
d)
density
10.
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.
11.
About how much of the Earth's surface is covered with water?
a)
1/4
b)
1/2
c)
3/4
d)
1/5
12.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
13.
The gently sloping submerged surface extending from the shoreline
a)
Seamounts
b)
Continential Shelf
c)
Continential Rise
d)
Continental Slope
14.
Cities closer to water most likely will be
a)
more dry
b)
more humid
c)
hotter
d)
colder
15.
Adding salt to water makes it less dense.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The highest salinity would be found in which of the following areas?
a)
an area with high rates of precipitation
b)
an area with high rates of evaporation
c)
an area with plenty of runoff
d)
all of the above
17.
In addition to salinity, what factor affects the density of seawater?
a)
depth
b)
latitude
c)
temperature
d)
salt content
18.
Which process increases the salinity of water?
a)
runoff from land
b)
formation of sea ice
c)
precipitation
d)
melting of sea ice
19.
Which of the following is not a process that decreases the salinity of seawater?
a)
runoff from land
b)
icebergs melting
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
20.
What is density?
a)
mass-per-unit volume
b)
mass-per-unit area
c)
weight-per-unit mass
d)
weight-per-unit volume
21.
Which of the following properties most determine water's vertical position in the ocean?
a)
organic content
b)
density
c)
velocity
d)
ocean content
22.
The horizontal distance between two successive crests is called the _______
a)
fetch
b)
wave period
c)
wavelength
d)
wave height
23.
The vertical distance between trough and crest is called the
a)
wave height
b)
wavelength
c)
fetch
d)
wave period
24.
Where is most of Earth's fresh water found?
a)
oceans
b)
ice caps and glaciers
c)
rivers and lakes
d)
ground water
25.
What happens to temperature as you go deeper into the ocean?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
doubles
26.
What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
doubles
27.
What happens to salinity at the mouth of a river?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
28.
What are the first 3 features you encounter as you leave the continent and go onto the ocean floor?
a)
trench, sea mount, continental shelf
b)
volcanic island, continental slope, mid ocean ridge
c)
continental slope, continental shelf, trench
d)
continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain
29.
What is a sea mount?
a)
deepest part of the ocean
b)
under water mountain
c)
flat, open surface
d)
longest chain of mountains
30.
What is a trench?
a)
deepest part of the ocean
b)
longest mountain range
c)
under water mountain
d)
flat, open space
31.
What is the abyssal plain?
a)
underwater mountain
b)
deepest part of the ocean
c)
flat, open area
d)
mountain range
32.
What is the continental shelf?
a)
gently sloping crust
b)
steep decline to ocean floor
c)
underwater mountain
d)
flat, open area
33.
What is the continental slope?
a)
gently sloping crust
b)
under water mountain
c)
flat, open area on ocean floor
d)
steep decline to ocean floor
34.
What is the Mid Ocean Ridge?
a)
Shortest underwater mountain
b)
Longest chain of mountains on ocean floor
c)
Tallest trench
d)
flattest volcanic island
35.
Where is new crust created on the ocean floor?
a)
Trench
b)
Sea mount
c)
Mid Ocean Ridge
d)
Volcanic island
36.
Where is old crust taken away?
a)
Trench
b)
Mid Ocean Ridge
c)
sea mount
d)
abyssal plain
37.
Where on the ocean floor does subduction occur?
a)
volcanic island
b)
abyssal plain
c)
Mid Ocean Ridge
d)
trench
38.
Where on the ocean floor does sea floor spreading occur?
a)
trench
b)
volcanic island
c)
Mid Ocean Ridge
d)
continental slope
39.
What causes spring tides and neap tides to occur monthly?
a)
The interaction of the crust with the ocean floor
b)
The water mixing with sand and other minerals
c)
The interaction of the Earth, Sun and the Moon
d)
The number of Math problems Mrs Venzen gives for homework
40.
What are the positions of the Earth, Sun and Moon during a neap tide?
a)
straight line
b)
right angle
c)
acute angle
d)
obtuse angle
41.
What are the positions of the Earth, Sun and Moon during a spring tide?
a)
straight line
b)
right angle
c)
acute angle
d)
obtuse angle
42.
What are the differences in high tide and low tide during a neap tide?
a)
very small difference
b)
no difference
c)
extreme differences
43.
What are the differences in high tide and low tide during a spring tide?
a)
very little differences
b)
no difference
c)
extreme differences
44.
What type of tide forms during a first and third quarter moon?
a)
west tide
b)
north tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
45.
What moon phase occurs during a new or full moon?
a)
east tide
b)
south tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
46.
Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawater’s —
a)
Greater depth
b)
Lower freezing point
c)
Smaller mass
d)
Higher salinity
47.
Why is the ice shelf floating?
a)
The ocean water is
filled with vegetation
that keeps
the ice from sinking.
filled with vegetation
that keeps
the ice from sinking.
b)
The ice is melting faster than it can sink
c)
The ice is warmer than the ocean water
d)
The ice is less dense than the ocean water.
48.
Identify the ocean feature labeled F in the image-
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Trench
c)
Submarine ridge
d)
Continental rise
49.
Scientists use ______ to determine the oceans depth.
a)
Submarine
b)
Sonar
c)
Helicopter
d)
Light
50.
This image shows
a)
sea floor is spreading
b)
continental shelf
c)
continental slope
d)
sea mount
51.
Which of the following does not affect salinity?
a)
precipitation
b)
river run-off
c)
evaporation
d)
tides
52.
Which warm ocean current affects the climate of Virginia?
a)
Gulf Stream Current
b)
East Australian Current
c)
Pacific Current
d)
African Current
53.
What carries out most of Earth's photosynthesis?
a)
phytoplankton
b)
zooplankton
c)
currents
d)
waves
54.
Which statement describes the negative effects of El Nino
a)
El Nino appears every two to twelve years
b)
Rain, flash floods, and mudslides occur in places where there is usually little rain, while areas that are usually wet suffer from drought
c)
Sometimes El Nino is followed by La Nina, during which ocean temperatures become cooler
d)
Upwelling along the coast of South America occurs after an El Nino
55.
Why would places near the north with the same latitude have very different climates?
a)
One place is near a warm ocean current.
b)
It is not possible
c)
Because of La Nina
d)
Because of El Nino
56.
What is a hurricane's energy source?
a)
warm water
b)
cold water
c)
wind
d)
warm air
57.
Which of these is NOT another danger that hurricanes can create?
a)
tornadoes
b)
flooding
c)
earthquakes
d)
high waves
58.
The pressure inside a hurricane is _______.
a)
High
b)
Low
59.
Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.
a)
Arctic
b)
Tropical
c)
Arid
d)
None of the above
60.
What is the scale used to measure hurricanes?
a)
MPH scale
b)
Fujita Scale
c)
Weight Scale
d)
Saffir/Simpson Scale
61.
What are these lines known as?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
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