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Ocean Unit Test Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The flattest part of the ocean basin

a)

trench

b)

seamount

c)

continental rise

d)

abyssal plain

2.

A volcanic mountain on the ocean floor

a)

trench

b)

seamount

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

rift

3.

flat or gently sloping land underwater from edge of a continent to the continental slope

a)

continental slope

b)

continental shelf

c)

continental rise

d)

trench

4.

steep drop off at the edge of continental shelf

a)

continental slope

b)

continental shelf

c)

continental rise

d)

abyssal plain

5.

narrow, deep valley on the ocean floor

a)

abyssal plain

b)

trench

c)

seamount

d)

mid-ocean ridge

6.

a chain of mountains that form on the ocean floor at divergent boundaries

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

trench

c)

rift

d)

seamount

7.

tides occur during a new moon and full moon

a)

Neap

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

8.

tides occur during a first quarter and third quarter moon

a)

Neap

b)

Spring

c)

SUmmer

d)

Fall

9.

mass of moving ocean water

a)

wave

b)

current

c)

tide

10.

periodic rising and falling of the water level of the oceanwave

a)

current

b)

wave

c)

tide

11.

measure of the amount of matter packed into a given space

a)

density

b)

salinity

c)

mass

d)

volume

12.

measure of the amount of dissolved salt contained in water

a)

density

b)

salinity

c)

mass

d)

volume

13.

rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter or space

a)

current

b)

wave

c)

tide

d)

salinity

14.

How much total water is salt water on Earth?

a)

97%

b)

21%

c)

79%

d)

30%

15.

How many tides do we have in 24 hours?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Deepest feature on the ocean floor

a)

trench

b)

seamount

c)

abyssal plain

d)

mid-ocean ridge

17.

What causes surface currents?

a)

moon's gravitational pull

b)

wind

c)

temperature

d)

salinity

18.

Why is the ocean salty?

a)

sae animals produce salt

b)

evaporation and runoff

c)

precipitation

d)

currents

19.

Freshwater has __________ salinity than salt water, making it less dense.

a)

more

b)

less

20.

How many Neap tides and Spring tides occur in a month?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

What causes deep water currents?

a)

prevailing winds

b)

upwelling

c)

downwelling

d)

difference in density

22.

Gulf Stream is a _____________ water current.

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

surface

d)

deep

23.

Tides occur every ______________ hours.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

24.

Since Georgia's beaches are flat, than the continental shelf will be

a)

hilly and rough

b)

mountainous

c)

steep drop off

d)

smooth and flat

25.

Main cause of the Gulf Stream is due to

a)

temperature differences

b)

density differences

c)

prevailing winds and Coriolis Effect

d)

local winds that blow now and then

26.

top of a wave is called the

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

waveheight

27.

bottom of a wave

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

waveheight

28.

distance from one wave to the next

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

waveheight

29.

Which part is closest to the shoreline

a)

continental shelf

b)

continental slope

c)

continental rise

30.

Which ocean is closest to the east coast of the US

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

31.

Which ocean is closest to the west coast of the US?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

32.

A seamount that extends above the water's surface in the ocean

a)

volcanic island

b)

trench

c)

rift

d)

mid-ocean ridge