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WorksheetsHonors Oceans
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
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1.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
2.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
3.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
4.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
5.
The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from canada
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
6.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
7.
A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused mainly by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Current
d)
Gyre
8.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
9.
The thermohaline circulation is a pattern of ocean currents driven by _______________ differences.
a)
density
b)
temperature
c)
climate
d)
wave height
10.
The current that Marlin and Dorry take in "Finding Nemo" is a warm water current known as the ____________________
a)
East Australian Current (EAC)
b)
Antaractic Subpolar Current (ASC)
c)
California Current (CCD)
d)
Canary Atlantic Middle Current (CAM)
11.
What might happen if the global conveyor stopped?
a)
Marine life would get too much oxygen
b)
Marine life would get too little oxygen
c)
There would be no effect
d)
There would be a new ice age
12.
________ is a climate event that occurs when surface waters in the eastern Pacific are colder than normal.
a)
La Nina
b)
El Nino
c)
Coriolis Effect
d)
trade winds
13.
____________ are large streams of moving water that flow through the oceans.
a)
La Niña
b)
El Niño
c)
Currents
d)
Climate
14.
______ is the pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
c)
A season
d)
The Coriolis Effect
15.
Which of the following is caused by differences in ocean water density?
a)
surface currents
b)
deep currents
c)
waves
d)
Coriolis effect
16.
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
17.
Which of the following can be caused by El Nino~?
a)
Flash floods
b)
Mudslides
c)
Droughts
d)
All of the above
18.
What name is given to large, destructive waves caused by underwater earthquakes and volcanoes?
a)
Spring tide
b)
Longshore current
c)
Tsunami
d)
Swell
19.
Why do waves increase in height as they approach the shore?
a)
waves are forced into inlets
b)
water particles speed up
c)
water density increases
d)
they interact with ocean floor
20.
Upwelling is associated with
a)
a decrease in access to nutrients for phytoplankton
b)
cooler, nutrient-rich waters being pushed up from deeper ocean waters
c)
temperature gradients moving water from the equator to the poles
d)
an increase in human fatalities
21.
Where is ocean water the densest.
a)
The surface
b)
The middle
c)
The bottom
d)
Lake Michigan
22.
Currents are deflected to the _________ in the Northern Hemisphere.
a)
north
b)
right
c)
south
d)
left
23.
If the Earth did not rotate on its axis, there would be no
a)
Greenhouse effect
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
Global warming
d)
Convection
24.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
25.
In the diagram, letter F represents which of the following?
a)
Continental Shelf
b)
Trench
c)
Abyssal Plain
d)
Mid Ocean Ridge
26.
Surface currents influence the climate on Earth because of which of the following?
a)
Cooler water sinks as hot water rises, which moderates the temperature.
b)
Surface currents do not influence the climate, deep water currents do.
c)
Warm equatorial water is moved to the poles, as cool polar water moves toward the equator. This causes a moderation in temperature.
d)
The Gulf Stream flows all around the world, warming the continents it touches
27.
When a vast sheet of warm water moves east toward the coast of South America, what is it called?
a)
La Niña
b)
climate changes
c)
El Niño
d)
seasons change
28.
Why was a plastic toy spill so helpful to scientists studying ocean currents?
a)
The ducks gave scientists lots of data to study ocean currents.
b)
The Ducks helped them discover trade winds.
c)
The ducks showed that wind currents are real.
d)
The toys showed them where the sea floor was.
29.
The deepest part of the ocean floor is the...
a)
deep water mass
b)
trench
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid ocean ridge
30.
The large, slow moving circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.
a)
global conveyor belt
b)
deep water current
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
gyre
31.
How are temperatures inland different than those places that are closer to the shore and experience cool ocean currents?
a)
Temperatures vary more than the shore
b)
Cooler than the shore
c)
Warmer than the shore
d)
No difference
32.
What letter is the mid-ocean ridge?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
33.
The Abyssal Plain is letter...
a)
F
b)
I
c)
K
d)
L
34.
What part of the ocean would these charts be from?
a)
Polar areas
b)
Temperate areas
c)
Equator
35.
Which of these comes from the pole?
a)
the first one on the left
b)
the second one from the left
c)
the third one from the left
d)
the last one on the right
36.
What basic motion does water follow during the passage of a wave?
a)
forward with the energy
b)
backward as energy is released
c)
up and down as energy passes
d)
in a circular motion as energy passes
37.
Waves in the deep ocean move ...
a)
matter
b)
energy
c)
water molecules
d)
all of the above
38.
How does an ocean current influence the climate of areas that are inland when a cold water current runs near the shore?
a)
Warmer than the shore because the cool air doesn't move over the land.
b)
Cooler than the shore because the cool air over the water moves over the shore to the inland areas.
c)
Temperatures vary more inland than at the shore because the water has a moderating effect on temperature.
d)
No difference
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