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Oceans - Grade 4 BJU Science

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What fraction of water covers most of the earth?

a)

1/2

b)

2/5

c)

3/4

d)

3/5

2.

Most of the earth's water is...

a)

salt water

b)

fresh water

c)

frozen

d)

underground

3.

_________________ pulls fresh water to the oceans.

a)

Gravity

b)

Currents

c)

Tides

d)

Wind

4.

Fresh water picks up these as it goes to the ocean...

a)

dirt and chemicals

b)

oxygen and hydrogen

c)

sparkles and sunshine

d)

minerals and nutrients

5.

What is the movement of water from the earth to the air and back to the earth?

a)

precipitation

b)

water cycle

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

6.

What part of the water cycle is when water changes into a gas?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

creation

7.

What part of the water cycle is when the gas in the air changes to a liquid?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

creation

8.

What part of the water cycle is when moisture falls from the air and reaches the ground?

a)

creation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

9.

A ________________ is the rise and fall of water levels of the ocean.

a)

gravity

b)

current

c)

tide

d)

wind

10.

Tides depend on the force of gravity from the...

a)

sun and moon

b)

moon and stars

c)

earth and sun

d)

earth and moon

11.

Which has the most gravitational pull on the earth?

a)

the sun

b)

the stars

c)

the moon

d)

the waves

12.

Many areas the ocean have _________ high tides and _________ low tides.

a)

one

b)

three

c)

no

d)

two

13.

At what tide is the high and low tide very extreme?

a)

regular tide

b)

neap tide

c)

spring tide

d)

moon tide

14.

At what tide is the high and low tides not much different from each other?

a)

ocean tide

b)

neap tide

c)

spring tide

d)

moon tide

15.

______________ are up and down movements of the surface water.

a)

currents

b)

waves

c)

tides

d)

winds

16.

Waves are usually caused by...

a)

wind

b)

tides

c)

currents

d)

climate

17.

The size of a wave depends upon...(choose more than one answer)

a)

wind speed

b)

temperature

c)

time

d)

distance the wind blows

18.

A large wave caused by the earth moving underneath the ocean is called a...

a)

hurricane

b)

tidal wave

c)

surfer wave

d)

tsunami

19.

A _____________ is a stream of water moving like a river through the ocean.

a)

tide

b)

wave

c)

force

d)

current

20.

Deep ocean currents are controlled by...(more than one answer)

a)

change in temperature

b)

wind

c)

amount of salt

d)

the climate

21.

True or False: Cold water is heavier than warm water?

a)

True

b)

false

22.

True or False: Fresh water is heavier than salt water?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

How do deep ocean currents move?

a)

very slow

b)

very fast

c)

they don't move

24.

Surface currents are formed by...

a)

temperature

b)

salt

c)

climate

d)

wind

25.

Currents move in _______________ patterns.

a)

triangular

b)

circular

c)

rectangular

26.

What is the usual weather of an area over a long period of time?

a)

season

b)

water cycle

c)

gravity

d)

climate

27.

Surface currents affect...

a)

tides

b)

climate

c)

wind

28.

There are _________ main oceans.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

29.

The Southern ocean is...

a)

its own ocean

b)

near the north pole

c)

part of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans

30.

What ocean is the largest and deepest?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

31.

What ocean is the smallest and shallowest?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

32.

Choose all the answers that describe the mid-ocean ridge...

a)

It was discovered during WWII

b)

it is underwater

c)

it is the longest mountain range in the world

d)

it is in the Indian ocean

33.

Choose all the answers that are correct about plankton.

a)

Most have to be seen with a microscope

b)

they are both plants and animals

c)

they need sunlight to grow

d)

animal plankton eat plant plankton

34.

This is word that describes sea life that can create their own light.

a)

glowing

b)

lightning

c)

bioluminescence

35.

On what day did God create the creatures of the sea?

a)

3rd

b)

5th

c)

4th

36.

What features are the same on land as they are in the ocean? (many answers)

a)

Mountains

b)

Lakes

c)

Plains

d)

Valleys