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WorksheetsPS09-01
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A stream of water moving like a river through the ocean is called ___
a)
Wave
b)
Tide
c)
Current
2.
Which of the following is the largest and deepest ocean?
a)
Arctic
b)
Antartic
c)
Indian
d)
Pacific
3.
A strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Surface Current
4.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the Tropics to the west coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
5.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
6.
Which word means the concentration of dissolved salts in water?
a)
Water
b)
Ocean
c)
Salinity
d)
Sonde
7.
Brackish water is:
a)
Salty
b)
Fresh
c)
Found only in extremely cold water
d)
A mix of salty and fresh
8.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
9.
When water evaporates it changes from a __________________ to a _______________.
a)
liquid to a gas
b)
gas to a liquid
c)
solid to a liquid
d)
solid to a gas
10.
What is it called when a liquid becomes a solid?
a)
freezing
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
melting
11.
What percentage of the water on Earth is salt water?
a)
25%
b)
72%
c)
97%
d)
99%
12.
Roughly 2% of the earth's freshwater is?
a)
frozen
b)
water vapor
c)
groundwater
d)
polluted water
13.
What is the most abundant salt in the sea?
a)
calcium chloride
b)
potassium chloride
c)
magnesium chloride
d)
sodium chloride
14.
What is a deep, underwater valley or canyon on the ocean floor?
a)
seamount
b)
trench
c)
continental rise
d)
continental slope
15.
The shallowest(least deep) part of the ocean is the ____________________
a)
trench
b)
abyssal plain
c)
continental shelf
d)
continental slope
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