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Oceans, Currents & Climate

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following statement is true about the Pacific Ocean?

a)

It is getting larger.

b)

It never changes.

c)

It is getting smaller.

d)

It is the smallest ocean.

2.

The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid is called

a)

salinity

b)

the water cycle

c)

desalination

d)

evaporation

3.

The movement of water from ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean is called

a)

water evaporation

b)

the water cycle

c)

water precipitation

d)

hydrology

4.

The world’s smallest ocean is the

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Antarctic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

5.

The physical change of liquid to vapor (gas) is called

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

desalination

d)

evaporation

6.

The world’s largest ocean is the

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

7.

The most abundant dissolved salt in ocean water is

a)

sodium saline

b)

sodium chloride

c)

sodium fluoride

d)

sodium chlorine

8.

Desalination is the process of removing what from ocean water?

a)

pollution

b)

organism

c)

salt

d)

manganese nodules

9.

Surface currents are primarily caused by

a)

the movement of water

b)

the wind

c)

warm water

d)

the equator

10.

The curved paths of global winds and surface currents are caused by

a)

the rotation of the earth

b)

the revolution of the earth around the Sun

c)

Deep ocean currents

d)

warm air near the equator

11.

Ocean currents in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres turn

a)

from west to east

b)

clockwise

c)

in opposite directions

d)

against the Earth's rotation

12.

The density of ocean water increases when it

a)

joins the Gulf Stream

b)

turns to ice

c)

gets warmer

d)

gets colder

13.

Which process increases the salinity of ocean water?

a)

convection currents

b)

condensation

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

evaporation

14.

What causes a giant wave, known as a tsunami, to occur?

a)

The weather turns hotter or colder.

b)

Convection currents below the surface.

c)

Water gets sucked below the surface.

d)

A LARGE volume of ocean water moves up and down, such as from an earthquake.

15.

Trying to roll a ball straight across a turning merry-go-round is a demonstration of what happens in the

a)

Coriolis effect.

b)

flow of currents and countercurrents at the equator.

c)

movement of global winds across the surface of the ocean

d)

deflection of a current against a continent.

16.

Compared with surface currents, deep currents are

a)

colder and denser

b)

warmer and less dense

c)

warmer and denser

d)

colder and less denser

17.

How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?

a)

They create greater rainfall along the coast.

b)

They create unusually cool climates for the latitude.

c)

They make the coastal climate cooler than the inland climate

d)

They create unusually warm climates for the latitude.

18.

An earthquake causes a tsunami because force from the quake

a)

pulls water down toward the source of the quake.

b)

pushes a large body of water up from the ocean floor.

c)

blows surface water away from the shore.

d)

meets the force of currents flowing in a different direction.

19.

What happens to an ocean current when it hits a continent?

a)

It moves toward the poles.

b)

It changes direction.

c)

It moves toward the equator.

d)

It speeds up.

20.

What happens to the water that is left behind after evaporation?

a)

It gets hotter.

b)

It gets less dense.

c)

Its salinity increases.

d)

It moves faster to stay warm.

21.

What occurs when there is a change in the water temperature of the Pacific Ocean that produces a warm current?

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

a Tsunami

d)

the Coriolis Effect

22.

What Ocean current cools the West Coast of the United States?

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Transpolar

c)

California

d)

North Equatorial

23.

What Ocean current warms the British Isles?

a)

Pacific

b)

California

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

North Equatorial

24.

What do you call the movement of cold nutrient-rich water to the surface of the ocean?

a)

Deep ocean current

b)

La Nina

c)

El Nino

d)

Upwelling

25.

What occurs when there is a change in the water temperature of the eastern Pacific Ocean that produces cooler than usual surface water temperatures?

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Deep ocean currents

d)

The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt

26.

What occurs when there is a change in the water temperature of the Pacific Ocean that produces a warm current?

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

a Tsunami

d)

the Coriolis Effect

27.

What technology is used to map the ocean floor

a)

satellite

b)

seismic grams

c)

sonar

d)

core samples

28.

What has the greatest influence on earth's tides?

a)

tectonic plates

b)

the Coriolis effect

c)

the moon

d)

the sun

29.

What must happen for a Spring tide to occur?

a)

there must be a full or new moon

b)

there must be a first or third quarter moon

c)

the Earth's orbit must be closest to the Sun

d)

the Earth's orbit must be closest to the Moon

30.

What must happen for a Neap tide to occur?

a)

there must be a full or new moon

b)

there must be a first or third quarter moon

c)

the Earth's orbit must be closest to the Sun.

d)

the Earth's orbit must be closest to the Moon.