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WorksheetsOceans 2
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 36mins
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Class
Date
1.
The gently sloping submerged surface that extends from the shore towards the ocean basin is
a)
shelf
b)
slope
c)
rise
d)
margin
2.
What is label one on the diagram?
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental rise
c)
abyssal plain
d)
deep ocean trench
3.
Which letter is the Abyssal Plain?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
4.
the amount of salt in water
a)
salinity
b)
depth
c)
current
d)
temperature
5.
Identify the ocean at location #2
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
6.
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
a)
continental shelf
b)
abyssal plain
c)
trench
d)
tidal wave
7.
What is the FLATTEST part of the ocean?
a)
abyssal plain
b)
continental shelf
c)
trench
d)
Mid Ocean Ridge
8.
The area next to the beach that is only about 100 meters deep would be called the ...
a)
continental shelf
b)
the continental slope
c)
the mid-ocean ridge
d)
the ocean basin
9.
Which ocean basin is the largest?
a)
the Atlantic
b)
the Indian
c)
the Pacific
d)
the Arctic
10.
An ocean current moving from the equator toward a pole is
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
cold in the Northern Hemisphere and warm in the South Hemisphere
d)
warm in the Northern Hemisphere and cold in the Southern Hemisphere
11.
Because of the Coriolis Effect, surface currents in the Southern Hemisphere are deflected to the
a)
left
b)
right
c)
north
d)
south
12.
Which term describe the rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water?
a)
density current
b)
down welling
c)
surface current
d)
upwelling
13.
The energy and motion from waves is derived from
a)
currents
b)
tides
c)
wind
d)
gravity
14.
The five huge circular-moving systems of ocean surface currents are called
a)
density currents
b)
fetches
c)
drifts
d)
gyres
15.
Surface currents are caused by ___________.
a)
temperature and salinity
b)
wind
16.
The Gulf Stream is a ______________ current.
a)
surface
b)
deep ocean
17.
Rainfall and river runoff cause the salinity to _________________.
a)
increase
b)
decrease
18.
a)
continental rise
b)
continental slope
19.
a)
trench
b)
seamount
20.
What are underwater mountains called?
a)
mountain ranges
b)
seamounts
21.
If you are surfing at the beach you are on the _____________.
a)
abyssal plain
b)
continental shelf
22.
TRUE or FALSE
The temperature of the ocean is different depending on where you are.
The temperature of the ocean is different depending on where you are.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
23.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
24.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
Plate Tectonics
25.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Africa
26.
Ocean currents have an affect on which two things
a)
climate and weather
b)
temperature and density
c)
land and sea
d)
equator and poles
27.
Which process does NOT lead to a decrease in the salinity of water?
a)
runoff from land
b)
precipitation
c)
sea ice melting
d)
evaporation
28.
What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
doubles
29.
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
30.
What is density?
a)
mass-per-unit volume
b)
mass-per-unit area
c)
weight-per-unit mass
d)
weight-per-unit volume
31.
The Earth is _____ saltwater and _____ freshwater.
a)
75%, 25%
b)
97%, 3%
c)
50%, 50%
d)
25%, 50%
32.
The area next to the beach that is only about 100 meters deep would be called the ... (use the image)
a)
continental shelf
b)
the continental slope
c)
the mid-ocean ridge
d)
the ocean basin
33.
What is the deepest part of the ocean? (use the image)
a)
a rift zone
b)
an abyssal plain
c)
a seamount
d)
an oceanic trench
34.
The use of sound waves to determine the depth of the ocean is called...
a)
submarine sounding
b)
sonar
c)
satellite altimetry
d)
submersible sounding
35.
What continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Virginia
c)
United States
d)
North America
36.
Ocean #3 is _________.
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
37.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
38.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
39.
Ocean #5 is ________.
a)
Pacific
b)
Southern
40.
What describes the ocean floor?
a)
flat land that is covered by different depths of water
b)
mountains, valleys, plains
41.
The gently sloping submerged surface that extends from the shore towards the ocean basin is
a)
shelf
b)
slope
c)
rise
d)
margin
42.
Two types of ocean currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
43.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
44.
Which Ocean zone is most affected by the weather?
a)
Surface Zone
b)
Transition Zone
c)
Deep Zone
45.
Which of the following affects the height of an Ocean Wave the most?
a)
Tides
b)
Wind
c)
People Swimming
d)
airports
46.
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
47.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
48.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
49.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
50.
Which of these BEST describes the cause of waves in the ocean?
a)
high and low tides
b)
evaporation of water
c)
wind blowing across the surface of the ocean
d)
ridges and trenches on the bottom of the ocean
51.
A tsunami is an unusually large wave caused by
a)
an earthquake or volcano
b)
increased gravitational pulls when the sun and moon line up
c)
a heat wave
d)
extreme winds
52.
The crest is what?
a)
Highest point in the wave
b)
Lowest point in the wave
53.
Stronger winds create __________ waves.
a)
larger
b)
smaller
54.
A large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean is a ___________________.
a)
current
b)
climate
55.
Water breaks through a sandbar and begins to flow back down the sloping ocean bottom. This is called a ________________________.
a)
longshore drift
b)
rip current
56.
One way to slow beach erosion is to build a wall of rocks or concrete, called a ______________, out from the beach.
a)
barrier
b)
dune
c)
groin
57.
How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?
a)
Cool the coast
b)
Warm the coast
c)
Cause snow to fall
d)
Cause higher tides
58.
The vertical distance between the highest and lowest points of a wave is called
a)
wavelength
b)
wave height
c)
crest
d)
trough
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