WorksheetsOceans Review
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
repeated rise and fall in the level of the ocean
a)
wave
b)
jetty
c)
tide
d)
current
2.
stream of water that flows like a river through the ocean
a)
current
b)
tide
c)
wave
d)
tide pool
3.
area where ocean and land meet
a)
shore
b)
sand dune
c)
current
d)
tidal pool
4.
small underwater vehicle
a)
sonar
b)
submersible
c)
scuba
d)
salinity
5.
removal of salt from sea water
a)
desalination
b)
headland
c)
water pressure
d)
shore
6.
sound waves that can be used to map the ocean floor
a)
scuba
b)
waves
c)
tide
d)
sonar
7.
weight of water pressing on an object
a)
water pressure
b)
tide pool
c)
wave tide
8.
percent of salt in ocean water
a)
salinity
b)
sonar
c)
desalination
d)
headland
9.
Why do waves form?
a)
Earth spins from its axis
b)
Winds blows over the water's surface
c)
Current flow through the oceans
d)
Earth's gravity pulls the water
10.
What causes tides?
a)
deep-ocean currents
b)
Earth's rotation and the gravitational pull of the moon and sun
c)
uneven heating of the water
d)
the effect of wind on the water
11.
What causes deep-ocean currents?
a)
air temperature
b)
water temperature
c)
wind speed
d)
the size of waves
12.
How do scientists use sonar?
a)
They scrape samples of the ocean floor.
b)
collect objects at sea level
c)
measure the depth of the ocean
d)
take the salt out of the ocean water
13.
What type of current affects a submarine exploring the ocean floor?
a)
deep-ocean current
b)
tidal current
c)
ebb currents
d)
surface currents
14.
How does the water in waves move?
a)
back and forth
b)
in a circle
c)
down to the bottom of the sea
d)
no movement
15.
The deeper you go in the ocean, the less the water pressure becomes?
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Compound found in ocean water that effects salinity
a)
sodium chloride
b)
sodium
c)
chlorine
d)
density
17.
Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawater’s —
a)
Greater depth
b)
Lower freezing point
c)
Smaller mass
d)
Higher salinity
18.
Identify the ocean feature labeled F in the image-
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Trench
c)
Submarine ridge
d)
Continental rise
19.
The salt that is in your salt shaker is the same salt that is in our oceans?
a)
true
b)
false
20.
The amount of dissolved solids present in the water
a)
salinity
b)
chlorine
c)
nitrogen
d)
density
21.
What is the sea floor feature located a G?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
rift valley
c)
continental margin
d)
trench
22.
What sea floor feature is located at A?
a)
continental shelf
b)
seamount
c)
continental slope
d)
guyot
23.
The shallowest part of the land covered by the ocean is known as this......
a)
continental slope
b)
submarine canyon
c)
continental shelf
d)
deep ocean basin
24.
Which ones are the 5 oceans of the world?
a)
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans
b)
Northern, Southern, Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic Oceans
c)
Indian, Atlantic, Northern, Pacific, Red Oceans
d)
Atlantic, Pacific, Northern, Australian, Indian Oceans
25.
What happens when ocean water evaporates?
a)
It leaves behind heat currents
b)
It leaves behind lots of seaweed that reaches the chores
c)
It causes changes in the ocean's temperature
d)
It leaves behind dissolved minerals like sodium chloride
26.
Which is more dense?
a)
Fresh Water
b)
Ocean Water
c)
Rivers
d)
Lake Water
27.
How is heat distributed in the surface zone?
a)
Heat distribution
b)
Conduction Currents
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Density Currents
28.
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
a)
An undersea mountain chain
b)
A large flat area in the sea
c)
a continent
d)
a deep ocean basin
29.
What is an abyssal plain?
a)
A large flat land on top of the mountains
b)
a large, flat, almost level area in the deep ocean basin.
c)
An area near the surface of the ocean
d)
the ocean floor
30.
How is a mid-ocean ridge formed?
a)
When volcanoes erupt.
b)
Where plates move apart from each other, a crack or rift forms and magma comes out
c)
when the ocean separates from the land
d)
When there is too much heat in the ocean temperature
31.
Mid-Ocean ridges are formed by the pulling apart of_____________.
a)
Mountains
b)
Underwater volcanoes
c)
Tectonic Plates
d)
Seamounds
32.
How many ocean is the global ocean divided into?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
33.
The largest ocean is the:
a)
Pacific
b)
Arctic
c)
Atlantic
d)
Indian
34.
The smallest ocean is the
a)
Pacific
b)
Arctic
c)
Indian
d)
Atlantic
35.
The earth's surface has remained basically the same over time.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
The most abundant dissolved solid in the ocean is:
a)
Salt/Sodium Chloride
b)
Co2/Carbon Dioxide
c)
Methanol Gas
d)
Pollutants
37.
Salinity: a measure of the amount of ______ in a given amount of liquid.
a)
Pollution
b)
Ice
c)
Salt
d)
Chlorine
38.
As the ocean's DEPTH increases, its temperate ____.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
39.
Water temperatures in the ocean's surface zone vary depending on ___ and the time of year.
a)
longitide
b)
latitude
c)
depth
d)
weather
40.
Water cycle is the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the ___ to the land and back again.
a)
beach
b)
shore
c)
atmosphere
d)
lakes
41.
Change from vapor/gas to liquid
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
42.
Change from liquid to gas
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
43.
The ocean absorbs and releases ______ much more ____ than dry land does.
a)
thermal energy; slowly
b)
wind energy; quickly
c)
heat; quickly
44.
Ocean waters near the EQUATOR are ____ than water near the POLES.
a)
Cooler
b)
Warmer
45.
Scientists use _____ & satellites to study the ocean floor.
a)
Radar
b)
Compasses
c)
Barometers
d)
Sonar
46.
________ is the gently sloped section located between the shoreline and the continental slope.
a)
Continental Margin
b)
Continental Shelf
47.
_____ is the steeply sloped section between the ocean floor and the continental shelf.
a)
Continental Margin
b)
Continental Slope
48.
The ______ is the large, flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin.
a)
Continental margin
b)
Continental slope
c)
Abyssal plain
d)
Mid-ocean ridge
49.
The ocean floor contains the world's largest:
a)
animal (the giant squid)
b)
mountain range
50.
A ____ is a steep, long depression in the deep-sea floor that runs parallel to a chain of volcanic islands OR a continental margin.
a)
Abyssal plain
b)
Ocean trench
51.
______ are individual mountains of volcanic material. If a ___ rises above sea level, it becomes a volcano.
a)
Mid-ocean ridge
b)
Seamount
c)
Ocean trench
52.
The ____ of the benthic environment is between low- & high-tide limits.
a)
intertidal
b)
sublittoral
c)
bathyal
d)
abyssal
53.
Desalination is the process of removing ____ from ocean water.
a)
Fish
b)
Plankton
c)
Salt
d)
Pollution
54.
Upwelling is when deep ocean waters rise to the surface. Upwelling will occur if:
a)
The dep water is saltier than the shallower water
b)
The deep water is denser than the shallower water
c)
Wind blows the shallow water along the coast away from the coast
d)
Wind blows the shallow water along the coast towards the coast.
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