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WorksheetsOcean Unit Test Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
The flattest part of the ocean basin
trench
seamount
continental rise
abyssal plain
A volcanic mountain on the ocean floor
trench
seamount
mid-ocean ridge
rift
flat or gently sloping land underwater from edge of a continent to the continental slope
continental slope
continental shelf
continental rise
trench
steep drop off at the edge of continental shelf
continental slope
continental shelf
continental rise
abyssal plain
narrow, deep valley on the ocean floor
abyssal plain
trench
seamount
mid-ocean ridge
a chain of mountains that form on the ocean floor at divergent boundaries
mid-ocean ridge
trench
rift
seamount
tides occur during a new moon and full moon
Neap
Spring
Summer
Fall
tides occur during a first quarter and third quarter moon
Neap
Spring
SUmmer
Fall
mass of moving ocean water
wave
current
tide
periodic rising and falling of the water level of the oceanwave
current
wave
tide
measure of the amount of matter packed into a given space
density
salinity
mass
volume
measure of the amount of dissolved salt contained in water
density
salinity
mass
volume
rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter or space
current
wave
tide
salinity
How much total water is salt water on Earth?
97%
21%
79%
30%
How many tides do we have in 24 hours?
1
2
3
4
Deepest feature on the ocean floor
trench
seamount
abyssal plain
mid-ocean ridge
What causes surface currents?
moon's gravitational pull
wind
temperature
salinity
Why is the ocean salty?
sae animals produce salt
evaporation and runoff
precipitation
currents
Freshwater has __________ salinity than salt water, making it less dense.
more
less
How many Neap tides and Spring tides occur in a month?
1
2
3
4
What causes deep water currents?
prevailing winds
upwelling
downwelling
difference in density
Gulf Stream is a _____________ water current.
warm
cold
surface
deep
Tides occur every ______________ hours.
2
4
6
8
Since Georgia's beaches are flat, than the continental shelf will be
hilly and rough
mountainous
steep drop off
smooth and flat
Main cause of the Gulf Stream is due to
temperature differences
density differences
prevailing winds and Coriolis Effect
local winds that blow now and then
top of a wave is called the
crest
trough
wavelength
waveheight
bottom of a wave
crest
trough
wavelength
waveheight
distance from one wave to the next
crest
trough
wavelength
waveheight
Which part is closest to the shoreline
continental shelf
continental slope
continental rise
Which ocean is closest to the east coast of the US
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern
Indian
Which ocean is closest to the west coast of the US?
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern
Indian
A seamount that extends above the water's surface in the ocean
volcanic island
trench
rift
mid-ocean ridge
