WorksheetsHydrology Part 2
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
Research in which of these areas has the greatest impact on the environment?
a)
irradiating food
b)
organic fertilizers
c)
bacteria to clean up oil spills
d)
developing larger, sweeter strawberries
2.
Wave energy from the ocean can be harnessed to power generators to make electricity. Energy from ocean tides can also be used to make electricity. How would you categorize these two sources of energy?
a)
both are renewable
b)
both are nonrenewable
c)
wave energy is nonrenewable. Tidal energy is renewable
d)
Wave energy is renewable. Tidal energy is nonrenewable.
3.
Why are ocean currents important to coastal regions?
a)
They produce high and low tides along coastal regions
b)
They can warm or cool the air temperatures along coastal regions
c)
They can move vertically pushing warm water and nutrients to the surface along coastal regions.
d)
They increase the rate of precipitation as cold water moves along coastal regions.
4.
Subsurface ocean currents continually circulate from the warm waters near the equator to the colder waters in other parts of the world. What is the main cause of these currents?
a)
differences in the topography along the ocean floor
b)
differences in density of ocean water
c)
the rotation of Earth on its axis
d)
movement of the jet stream
5.
Large quantities of sand can be added to the beach to stabilize the shoreline. Which describes a disadvantage of this process?
a)
it causes inland erosion
b)
it is a short term solution
c)
it creates a barrier that prevents the tides from occurring along the coastline
d)
it creates a wall that disrupts the vegetation along the coastline
6.
Which results from the unequal heating of the ocean water of Earth?
a)
a constant sea level
b)
changes in tidal patterns
c)
unchanging climate for all regions on Earth
d)
changes in ocean current patterns
7.
Which temporary effect does the melting of a glacial iceberg have on ocean water in the immediate area of the iceberg?
a)
The melting ice lowers the freezing point of the ocean water
b)
The melting ice reduces the salinity of the ocean water
c)
The melting ice releases the carbon dioxide stored in ocean water.
d)
The melting ice increases the acidity of the ocean water.
8.
Which property of water vapor allows it to function as a greenhouse gas?
a)
water vapor expands when exposed to sunlight
b)
water vapor absorbs and reemits hear radiated from Earth
c)
water vapor changes ultraviolet radiation into carbon dioxide
d)
Water vapor transmits heat as solar radiation
9.
A student compares the climate of two towns located on the same latitude. One town is located near the ocean and the second town is inland. Which environmental difference will most likely be observed with increasing distance from the ocean?
a)
the number of daylight hours increases
b)
the summer and winter seasons become milder
c)
the intensity of sunlight on the ground is greater
d)
the temperature difference between day and night increases
10.
Ocean currents affect global climates. Which is most likely the mechanism that drives the current to continue to circulate?
a)
surface winds
b)
density currents
c)
rotation of Earth
d)
gravity of the Moon
11.
In the centers of North America and Asia, large regions of land have relatively dry climates. This lack of rainfall results mainly from which factor?
a)
The centers of these continents have too few lakes and rivers for effective evaporation.
b)
The centers of these continents receive little heat from sunlight over most of the year.
c)
The rate of air mass movement over the centers of these continents is relatively low.
d)
The distance from oceans prevents moist air from reaching the centers of these continents.
12.
Which statement best explains the role of evaporation in ocean currents?
a)
Evaporation adds salt to surface waters, forcing the water to sink
b)
Evaporation leads to the movement of air masses, causing surface currents
c)
Evaporation removes heat energy from surface waters, increasing the water density
d)
Evaporation increases the air pressure above surface waters, causing horizontal currents.
13.
Which statement about the relationship between the ocean and atmosphere is most accurate?
a)
Ocean currents do not affect the atmosphere
b)
The atmosphere stores more heat than the ocean.
c)
The ocean can hold heat more efficiently than the air.
d)
Ocean currents can move faster than air or wind currents.
14.
What contributes the most to beach erosion?
a)
animal activity
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
wave action
15.
Which is responsible for the formation of stalactites?
a)
earthquake uplift
b)
drought conditions
c)
underground rivers
d)
dissolving chemicals
16.
Sediment that is deposited on a beach may come from a local source or be transported by which action?
a)
swash
b)
rip currents
c)
river currents
d)
longshore drift
17.
Variation in which property between water at different temperatures contributes most to the formation of horizontal ocean layers having distinct temperatures?
a)
density
b)
viscocity
c)
turbidity
d)
acidity
18.
An ocean current moving from the equator toward a pole is
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
cold in the Northern Hemisphere and warm in th southern hemisphere
d)
warm in the Northern Hemisphere and cold in the Northern Hemisphere
19.
The five huge circular-moving systems of ocean surface currents are called
a)
density currents
b)
drifts
c)
fetches
d)
gyres
20.
The movement of water within the surf zone that parallels the shore is called
a)
tidal current
b)
density current
c)
longshore current
d)
surface current
21.
Which is created through the process of erosion?
a)
baymouth bar
b)
sea arch
c)
sea stack
d)
tombolo
22.
Which process does not lead to a decrease in the salinity of seawater?
a)
runoff from land
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
sea ice melting
23.
Which term describes the upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates?
a)
neritic zone
b)
interdial zone
c)
oceanic zone
d)
photic zone
24.
In temperate oceans, primary productivity is limited by
a)
nutrients and oxygen concentration
b)
nutrients and water temperature
c)
sunlight and oxygen concentration
d)
sunlight and nutrients
25.
Submarine canyons are believed to have been created by
a)
rivers during the ice age
b)
earthquakes
c)
lost ships
d)
subduction
26.
Sediments that consist of mineral grains that were eroded from continental rocks are called
a)
terrigenous
b)
biogenous
c)
hydrogenous
d)
hydrates
27.
The gentle sloping submerged surface that extends from the shoreline toward the ocean basin floor is the continental
a)
shelf
b)
slope
c)
rise
d)
margin
28.
Why is it the influence of the moon on the tides on Earth greater than that of the sun?
a)
the moon is closer to earth
b)
the sun is closer to earth
c)
the moon is closer to the sun
d)
the moon and sun are an equal distance away
29.
Important mineral deposits, including larg reservoirs of oil and natural gas, are assoicated with
a)
the ocean basin floor
b)
the continental shelf
c)
abyssal plains
d)
the continental rise
30.
What is the source of most wave's energy and motion/
a)
Earth's gravity
b)
wind
c)
Earth's rotation
d)
the moon's gravity
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