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Unit D Chapter 2: Oceans REVIEW

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

A= tide

b)

A= storm surge

c)

A= deep ocean current

d)

A= surface current

2.
a)

B= tide

b)

B= storm surge

c)

B= deep ocean current

d)

B= surface current

3.
a)

tide

b)

surface current

c)

wave

d)

storm surge

4.
a)

This is a storm surge.

b)

This is a tide.

c)

This is a wave.

d)

This is a surface current.

5.
a)

A= evaporation

b)

A= condensation

c)

A= precipitation

d)

A= information

6.
a)

B= evaporation

b)

B= condensation

c)

B= precipitation

d)

B= information

7.
a)

C= evaporation

b)

C= condensation

c)

C= precipitation

d)

C= information

8.
a)

This image shows a storm surge.

b)

This image shows tidal action.

c)

This image shows a water cycle.

d)

This image shows a current.

9.
a)

A= trench

b)

A= abyssal plain

c)

A= continental shelf

d)

A= shore zone

e)

A= mid-ocean ridge

10.
a)

C= trench

b)

C= abyssal plain

c)

C= continental shelf

d)

C= shore zone

e)

C= mid-ocean ridge

11.
a)

D= trench

b)

D= abyssal plain

c)

D= continental shelf

d)

D= shore zone

e)

D= mid-ocean ridge

12.
a)

F= trench

b)

F= abyssal plain

c)

F= continental shelf

d)

F= shore zone

e)

F= mid-ocean ridge

13.
a)

trench

b)

abyssal plain

c)

shore zone

d)

continental shelf

14.

Which two factors have the greatest effect on the strength of the tide?

a)

size of the sun

b)

how close the moon is

c)

pull of the moon's gravity

d)

time of the day

15.

Which factors affect the density of the deep-ocean currents?

a)

surface current / wind strength

b)

clockwise directions / ocean location

c)

hemisphere / amount of salt

d)

temperature / amount of salt

16.

Which three of the following choices determines the height of a wave?

a)

strength of wind

b)

amount of time the wind blows

c)

side-to-side movement of water particles

d)

size of area over which wind blows

17.

Erosion makes beaches smaller because it ________________.

a)

removes sand and sediment from the shore.

b)

deposits sand and sediment near the shore.

c)

breaks up sediment into smaller pieces.

d)

fills the ocean with sand and sediment.

18.

The gravitational force of the moon on Earth's oceans is stronger than the gravitational force of the sun because the ______________.

a)

moon is smaller than the sun.

b)

sun is made of only gas.

c)

moon is closer to Earth than the sun.

d)

moon's craters attract water.

19.
a)

neap tide

b)

tide

c)

spring tide

d)

t-zone

20.
a)

neap tide

b)

tide

c)

spring tide

d)

eclipse

21.

Deep-ocean current:

a)

steady winds blowing over the surface of the ocean

b)

low tide - lack of water covering the beach

c)

gusty winds made during a strong storm

d)

colder, denser water flowing beneath warmer, less dense water

22.

On the ocean floor when one plate slides beneath another, a _____ and _____ may form.

a)

plain

b)

shelf

c)

trench

d)

volcano

23.

The area of the ocean which is richest in resources is the ________.

a)

abyssal plain

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

Mariana Trench

d)

shore zone

24.

Waves are caused by wind moving across the surface of the water. Why are waves on the ocean larger?

a)

Waves have a longer time to be affected by the wind.

b)

The ocean has a larger area for the waves to form.

c)

There is more water available.

d)

Surfers need larger waves on the ocean.

25.

The difference between a wave and a surface current is ______.

a)

A wave moves in a circular motion; not moving forward.

b)

A surface current moves forward due to wind and the sun's heat.

c)

A surface current moves forward like a river

d)

There is no difference. They are essentially the same.

26.

Deposition:

a)

the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

b)

the action of redistributing minerals and silica.

27.

What is evaporation?

a)

gas changing into a liquid

b)

liquid changing into a gas

c)

liquid changing into a solid

d)

snow, rain, sleet, freezing rain

28.

What is condensation?

a)

gas changing into a liquid

b)

liquid changing into a gas

c)

liquid changing into a solid

d)

snow, rain, sleet, freezing rain

29.

What is precipitation?

a)

gas changing into a liquid

b)

liquid changing into a gas

c)

liquid changing into a solid

d)

water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

30.

huge flat areas of ocean floor that are covered with thick layers of sediment

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

abyssal plain

c)

continental shelf

d)

trench

31.

valleys that form on the ocean floor where two plates come together; the deepest places in the oceans

a)

abyssal plain

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

trench

d)

shore zone

32.

the constant recycling of water on Earth

a)

preciptation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

water cycle

33.

an up and down movement of water → tide

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Two factors that effect the density of deep-ocan currents are temperature and the amount of ___ in the water.

a)

minerals

b)

salt

c)

fish

d)

pollution

35.

Which has a greater gravitational effect on the earth, the sun or the moon?

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

earth

d)

gravity

36.

The total amount of dissolved salts in a water sample is called....

a)

minerals

b)

salinity

c)

density

d)

buoyancy

37.

A steep incline of the ocean floor leading down from the edge of the continental shelf is called....

a)

trench

b)

continental slope

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

abyssal plain

38.

A gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent is called...

a)

continental shelf

b)

continental slope

c)

abyssal plain

d)

island

39.

An ocean current formed when dense, salty, cold water flows underneath less dense, warm water is called....

a)

tide

b)

tsunami

c)

deep ocean current

d)

surface current

40.

The place where land and ocean meet is called...

a)

shore zone

b)

trench

c)

abyssal plain

d)

continental shelf