WorksheetsOceans
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
a)
continental shelf
b)
abyssal plain
c)
trench
d)
tidal wave
2.
What is the FLATTEST part of the ocean?
a)
abyssal plain
b)
continental shelf
c)
trench
d)
Mid Ocean Ridge
3.
The amount of salt found in water is -
a)
temperature
b)
salinity
c)
pollution
d)
clarity
4.
Which letter is the Abyssal Plain?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
5.
Which letter is the Slope?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
F
6.
The gently sloping submerged surface that extends from the shore towards the ocean basin is
a)
shelf
b)
slope
c)
rise
d)
margin
7.
What is label one on the diagram?
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental rise
c)
abyssal plain
d)
deep ocean trench
8.
The movement of energy through water.
a)
tide
b)
slope
c)
wave
d)
erosion
9.
Surface ocean currents are generated mostly by
a)
the Coriolis effect
b)
water density
c)
tides
d)
wind
10.
The vertical distance between the highest and lowest points of a wave is called
a)
wavelength
b)
wave height
c)
crest
d)
trough
11.
If the mid-ocean ridge were located on land instead of
underwater, it would be called what?
underwater, it would be called what?
a)
glacier
b)
mountain range
c)
canyon
d)
valley
12.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
13.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
14.
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
15.
TRUE or FALSE
The depth of the ocean is always the same.
The depth of the ocean is always the same.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
16.
TRUE or FALSE
Salinity of ocean water is not the same everywhere.
Salinity of ocean water is not the same everywhere.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
17.
TRUE or FALSE
The Gulf Stream is a surface current.
The Gulf Stream is a surface current.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.
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
19.
Rainfall and river runoff cause the salinity to _________________.
a)
increase
b)
decrease
20.
TRUE or FALSE
Ocean salinity is greater when there is ice formation and evaporation.
Ocean salinity is greater when there is ice formation and evaporation.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
TRUE or FALSE
As depth increases temperature also increases.
As depth increases temperature also increases.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
22.
What are underwater mountains called?
a)
mountain ranges
b)
seamounts
c)
abyssal plain
d)
volcanic islands
23.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
24.
The distance from the trough (bottom) to the crest (top) of the wave is the ________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
frequency
c)
wave height
25.
What does label D represent on the picture?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid ocean ridge
26.
What does label C represent in the picture?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
27.
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
28.
Rainfall and river runoff cause the salinity to _________________.
a)
increase
b)
decrease
29.
What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
doubles
30.
What continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Virginia
c)
United States
d)
North America
31.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
32.
Name Ocean #2!
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
33.
Ocean #3 is _________.
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
34.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
35.
Ocean #5 is ________.
a)
Pacific
b)
Southern
36.
Which zone is most affected by the weather?
a)
transition zone
b)
surface zone
c)
deep ocean zone
d)
abyssal zone
37.
Which of the following does not affect the height of a wave?
a)
how long wind blows
b)
salinity of the ocean water
c)
strength of the wind
d)
how far the wind blows
38.
Tsunamis are caused by
a)
high speed winds
b)
moon's gravity
c)
underwater earthquakes
d)
convection currents
39.
What two factors cause some ocean currents?
a)
temperature and wind speed
b)
salinity and gravity
c)
salinity and temperature
d)
the sun and temperatures
40.
What type of climate would you find in a coastal area that has a cold ocean current flowing by it?
a)
hot and dry
b)
mild and wet
c)
cold and wet
d)
cool and dry
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