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WorksheetsOceans Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The amount of dissolved solids present in the water
a)
salinity
b)
chlorine
c)
nitrogen
d)
density
2.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
3.
_______________ is the basis of the ocean food web.
a)
sardines
b)
plankton
c)
oxygen
d)
zooplankton
4.
As ________ increases temperature decreases
a)
boat speed
b)
sunlight
c)
salinity
d)
depth
5.
Name a producer in the ocean
a)
seahorse
b)
plankton
c)
dolphin
d)
jellyfish
6.
The ______________ is a large current that moves in the Atlantic Ocean
a)
bahama currents
b)
Mid atlantic ridge
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Red Stream
7.
Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?
a)
the wind
b)
earthquakes
c)
the moon's gravity
d)
density differences in water
8.
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
9.
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
a)
a rift zone
b)
an abyssal plain
c)
a seamount
d)
an oceanic trench
10.
The area next to the beach that is only about 100 meters deep would be called the ...
a)
continental shelf
b)
the continental slope
c)
the mid-ocean ridge
d)
the ocean basin
11.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is warmer and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which letter is the Abyssal Plain?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
13.
Which letter is the Slope?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
F
14.
This part of the ocean is a submerged part of a continent.
a)
Continental Shelf
b)
Abyssal Plain
c)
Ocean Basin
d)
Continental Slope
15.
Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
a)
40%
b)
50%
c)
60%
d)
70%
16.
What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
doubles
17.
Label B
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
18.
Label G
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
trench
d)
sea mount
19.
Label C
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
20.
Label D
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid ocean ridge
21.
Label E
a)
continental slope
b)
volcanic island
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
22.
Label F
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
23.
Label A
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
24.
What happens at D?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
seafloor spreading
d)
sea mount
25.
When we go to beach, we are allowed to go on ____________
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
26.
A gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward form the edge of the continent is called:
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
27.
The continental slope is located at the end of the...
a)
shoreline
b)
continental shelf
c)
mid ocean ridge
d)
abyssal plain
28.
How much salt is in something is called_____________.
a)
Salinity
b)
Evaporation
c)
Seamount
d)
currents
29.
If you are walking down the shore into the ocean you would be on the:
a)
Continental Shelf
b)
Continental slope
c)
Continental rise
d)
abyssal plain
30.
Mountain ranges in the ocean are called:
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
trenches
c)
rift
d)
ocean basin
31.
The deep flat land of the ocean floor is called:
a)
abyssal plain
b)
rift
c)
continental rise
d)
continental slope
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