NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsChap. 13 Student Made Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Spring tides occur during a _____ and _____ moon. (Yasmine Ahmed)
a)
New / Waxing crescent
b)
New / Full
c)
New / First Qtr
d)
First Qtr / 3rd Qtr
2.
Tidal ________ tend to be found in places with large tidal ranges. (Mikalah Jones)
a)
waves
b)
highs
c)
bores
d)
differences
3.
Tidal bores are: (Matthew Hughes)
a)
tube like structures used to capture energy from waves
b)
small aquatic animals that bury into the sand on the beach
c)
formed where waves enter shallow, narrow rivers
d)
unusually deep holes in the ocean floor near the coastling
4.
What is a neap tide? (Mallory Austin)
a)
part of the ocean
b)
when Earth, Sun, & Moon are aligned
c)
a flood
d)
none of the above
5.
The tidal range is the differences between the ______ of the ocean at a high tide and low tide. (Rocio Cabrera)
a)
level
b)
current
c)
wave
d)
none of the above
6.
What happens during a full or new moon? (Riley Deel)
a)
Full tide
b)
spring tide
c)
high tide
d)
neap tide
7.
What causes Spring Tides? ((in the correct order)) (MaKaia Rooks)
a)
Moon, Earth and Sun
b)
Sun, Moon and Earth
c)
\
d)
both of the above
8.
What is a tidal range? (Kerry Hernandez)
a)
surface currents
b)
tide frequency
c)
vertical differences between the highest and lowest
d)
horizontal differences between the highest and lowest
9.
During Spring Tides: (Luke Robbins)
a)
High tides are higher
b)
wind is stronger
c)
oceans are lower
d)
low tides are higher
10.
What causes waves to break? (Samia Alam)
a)
friction
b)
land
c)
wind
d)
density
11.
What kind of water mass is constantly moving and has a low salinity rate? (Kara Ragland)
a)
deep water
b)
fresh water
c)
salt water
d)
intermediate water
12.
The Gulf Stream first goes through _______ before moving up the Eastern U.S. coast and on to Europe. (Christian Gasior)
a)
Japan
b)
Peru
c)
the Gulf of Mexico
d)
Africa
13.
How do surface currents form? (Hailey Zent)
a)
Schools of fish swimming
b)
Volcanoes erupting under sea
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
Wind blowing
14.
What two things determine density currents in the ocean? (Yasmine Ahmed)
a)
temperature & salinity
b)
temperature & level
c)
salinity & location
d)
salinity only
15.
What happens when a mass of water becomes more dense than the surrounding water? (Mikayla Jones)
a)
water change
b)
water flow
c)
water level drops
d)
density current
16.
What causes tsunamis? (Guiermo Ortiz)
a)
volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
storms
d)
both volcanoes & earthquakes
17.
Deep water is a(n) ___________. (Riley Deel)
a)
Ocean zone
b)
low salinity area
c)
lower density
d)
full of surface currents
18.
Where is a surface current always happening? (Conner Woodbury)
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
0 to 30 degrees latitude
c)
Duldrums
d)
30 to 60 degrees latitude
19.
What do surface currents do? (Shyanne Burton)
a)
flow
b)
glide
c)
travel under less dense water
d)
look cool
20.
Density currents are: (Matthew Hughes)
a)
where salt water is swapped with fresh water
b)
formed when seawater becomes more dense than surrounding water
c)
found in thick, icy water
d)
source of gravitational waves
Reset
