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WorksheetsOcean Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An underwater _________________is a mountain or volcano.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
seamount
2.
Your teacher takes you on a field trip to Virginia Beach. When you are jumping the waves with your classmates you are palying on the __________________________.
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
3.
Thee deeper you go in the ocean light and temperature decrease while pressure ___________________-.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
4.
A scuba diver can not go down too far in to the ocean becasue the amount of ___________________ is too great.
a)
salinity
b)
pressure
5.
The abyssal plain is _____________ and covers half of the deep ocean floor.
a)
flat
b)
has mountains
6.
The _____________________is conected to the continent and the continental slope, it is also covered with sediment.
a)
continental rise
b)
continental shelf
7.
What causes surface currents?
a)
temperature differences
b)
wind
8.
_____________ ocean currents are caused by differences in salitnity and temperature.
a)
deep
b)
surface
9.
TRUE or FALSE
The ocean floor is always a flat bed of sand and is covered by the same amount of water everywhere.
The ocean floor is always a flat bed of sand and is covered by the same amount of water everywhere.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
10.
TRUE or FALSE
The ocean coveres less area than land.
The ocean coveres less area than land.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
TRUE or FALSE
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth.
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
12.
TRUE or FALSE
The depth of the ocean floor varies.
The depth of the ocean floor varies.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
13.
TRUE or FALSE
Water near the equator is more salty because of evaporation.
Water near the equator is more salty because of evaporation.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
14.
The Gulf Stream is a __________ current that travels off the east coast of the United States and on to Europe.
a)
deep oean
b)
surface
15.
The ________________________ is where most producers are found because there is a lot of sunlight.
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental rise
16.
We need to thank ________________ because it supplies the Earth with most of its oxygen.
a)
ocean water
b)
phytoplankton
17.
Waves, tides, and currents are the basic ____________________________________.
a)
parts of the ocean floor
b)
motions of the ocean
18.
Where would you find the least amount of marine life in the ocean?
a)
continental shelf
b)
abyssal plain
19.
a)
ocean trench
b)
seamount
20.
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
21.
a)
10,000 m
b)
200 m
22.
a)
tides
b)
currents
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