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Ocean Mid-term Review

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
2.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
3.

This is a picture of?

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Global Conveyor Belt

c)

Surface Current

d)

Gyre

4.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
5.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm 
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
6.
Where is ocean water the densest.
a)
The surface
b)
The middle
c)
The bottom
d)
Lake Michigan
7.

When surface currents meet continents they ___?

a)

Stop moving

b)

Are refracted (change paths)

c)

Continue in the direction they were going

8.

A Longshore current runs...to the beach.

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

c)

North-south

d)

East-west

9.

What causes tides?

a)

The Moon & Sun

b)

Wind and Sun

c)

Earthquakes and volcanoes

d)

People and animals

10.

Circular surface currents are called.

a)

Deep ocean currents

b)

Longshore currents

c)

Rip currents

d)

Gyres

11.

Ocean currents move:

a)

Heat

b)

Nutrients

c)

Animals

d)

All of the above

12.

A wave can make a leaf bob up and down on the water, but it cannot move the leaf toward the shore. This is because waves only transfer ________

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Media

d)

Crests

13.

Stronger winds create __________ waves.

a)

Larger

b)

Smaller

14.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify point A on the diagram?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Trough
15.
Which of the following is not a cause of a tsunami? 
a)
Volcanic eruption
b)
Tornado
c)
Underwater earthquakes
d)
Landslide
16.
What is a crest?
a)
lowest point of a wave
b)
longest part of a wave
c)
shortest part of a wave
d)
highest point of a wave
17.
What are gyres?
a)
Food
b)
 Circular Ocean Currents 
c)
Wheels
18.
What can cause a tsunami?
a)
earthquake
b)
underwater volcanoes
c)
landslides
d)
all of these
19.
True or False...meteors can cause tsunamis?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
What's a meteor
20.

Approx what percentage of the planet is covered in water?

a)

61

b)

71

c)

81

d)

76

21.

Salinity is a measure of the __________ dissolved in water.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Salt

d)

NaCl

22.

In order for there to be life there must be sunlight present

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

Organisms in the deep sea zone normally have the following adaptation?

a)

Large gills due to minimal oxygen at such depths.

b)

Bioluminescent

c)

Venom for prey

d)

Large dorsal fins due to less buoyant water.

24.

Continetal shelf usually extends?

a)

200-500km

b)

20-50m

c)

20-50km

d)

200-500m

25.

The place where the fresh water and salt water meet is called

a)

Brackish water

b)

Saltier water

c)

Ocean water

d)

Brackets water

26.

Collection of ice cores to learn about the history of Earth's ...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Sediment

c)

Satellites

d)

Dinosaurs

27.

The relatively flat underwater extension of the continent

a)

Shelf

b)

Slope

c)

Rise

d)

Basin

28.

Underwater volcanic mountains

a)

Mid-ocean ridge

b)

Seamounts

c)

Abyssal Mounts

d)

Basin Mounts

29.

Long, narrow depressions, forms when one tectonic plate moves under another one

a)

Mid-ocean ridge

b)

Deep-ocean basin

c)

Ocean Trench

d)

Seamount

30.

Long undersea mountain chain

a)

seamounts chain

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

abyssal plain

d)

continental slope

31.

Physical characteristics of ocean water include

a)

temperature and density

b)

density and mass

c)

temperature and mass

d)

density and distance

32.

Density is

a)

mass times volume

b)

mass divided by volume

c)

volume times mass

d)

volume divided by mass

33.

1. The Vikings discovered ____________ and Greenland.

a)

Europe

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

Iceland

d)

gold

34.

1. In 1943 Jacques Cousteau invented the ___________ which was the 1st generation of SCUBA.

a)

Iron Lung

b)

Snorkel

c)

Aqualung

d)

Aquafins

35.

1. Magellan died ___________.

a)

in 1583

b)

at sea

c)

in Hawaii

d)

in the Phillipines

36.

1. _____________ is the Father of Physical Oceanography.

a)

Matther Maury

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Jacques Cousteau

d)

James Cook

37.

Particles of organic or inorganic matter that accumulate loose, unconsolidated form are called:

a)

Hydrologic Cycle

b)

Metamorphic Rocks

c)

Sediments

d)

Igneous Rocks

38.

A sediment derived from land and transported to the ocean by wind and flowing water is called a:

a)

Biogenous Sediment

b)

Cosmogenous Sediment

c)

Hydrogenous Sediment

d)

Terrigenous Sediment

39.

A sediment of biological origin is called a:

a)

Biogenous Sediment

b)

Cosmogenous Sediment

c)

Hydrogenous Sediment

d)

Terrigenous Sediment

40.

A sediment formed directly by precipitation (and is also called an authigenic sediment) is called a:

a)

Biogenous Sediment

b)

Cosmogenous Sediment

c)

Hydrogenous Sediment

d)

Terrigenous Sediment

41.

The measure of the force of water pressing on its surroundings.

a)

water pressure

b)

buoyancy

c)

density

d)

air pressure

42.
Explorer who discovered Antarctica, Australia, and Hawaii
a)
Magellan
b)
Cook
c)
Maury
43.
Published the Physical Geography of the Sea , called the "Father of Oceanography"
a)
Charkes Wilkes
b)
Matt Maury
c)
Ben Franklin
44.
Oxygen can enter the water
a)
through respiration
b)
by product of photosynthesis
c)
decomposition
d)
oxidation of metals
45.
The average salinity of seawater is
a)
35 ppt
b)
5-25 ppt
c)
less than 1 ppt
d)
22 ppt
46.
The layer in which temperature rapidly decreases
a)
halocline
b)
pycnocline
c)
thermocline
47.
The amount of gas that seawater can hold in solution will be greater
a)
in warmer water
b)
in colder water
c)
 in salty water
d)
under less pressure
48.
What type of bond unites the Hydrogen and Oxygen to form a water molecule?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Polar
c)
Ionic
d)
Covalent
49.
Salinity is measured in 
a)
parts per million
b)
parts per thousand
c)
milligrams
d)
milliliters
50.

Which of the following would not cause salinity to increase?

a)

Melting

b)

Increased volcanic activity

c)

Evaporation

d)

Freezing

51.

Word used to characterize a body of water that has oriented in layers defined by density.

a)

Elongated

b)

Stratified

c)

Quantified

d)

Enumerated

52.

The largest constituent in sea water is

a)

Potassium

b)

Magnesium

c)

Sodium

d)

Chlorine

53.

The largest ocean on Earth is the....

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Atlantic

d)

Antarctic

54.

The submersible that discovered the wreckage of the Titanic was called

a)

The Trieste

b)

HMS Beagle

c)

Alvin

d)

The JOIDES Resolution

55.

Who established the center at Sagres, Portugal?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Prince Henry

d)

Matthew Maury

56.

Who is known as the "Father of Oceanography"?

a)

Matthew Maury

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Eratosthenes

d)

Christopher Columbus

57.

True or False: Christopher Columbus discovered the New World (North America)?

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Which ocean layer is closest to the surface?

a)

Epipelagic

b)

Mesopelagic

c)

Abyssopelagic

d)

Hadalpelagic

59.

Which ocean layer is also called the twilight zone?

a)

epipelagic

b)

mesopelagic

c)

bathypelagic

d)

midnight zone

60.

In which layer to the majority of organisms live?

a)

sunlight layer

b)

twilight layer

c)

midnight layer

d)

trenches

61.

In which zone does photosynthesis take place?

a)

epipelagic zone

b)

twilight zone

c)

hadalpelagic zone

d)

midnight zone

62.

Which layer has the greatest pressure?

a)

twilight layer

b)

midnight layer

c)

abyss

d)

trenches

63.

Which of these is not a name for the topmost layer of the ocean?

a)

epipelagic layer

b)

sunlight zone

c)

abyssopelagic layer

d)

euphotic zone

64.

True or False: Life can be found in every layer of the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It depends on which ocean.

65.

Which layer is the deepest?

a)

Abyssopelagic

b)

Mesopelagic

c)

Hadalpelagic

d)

Bathypelagic

66.

Which statement correctly describes the ocean's aphotic zone?

a)

The ocean's aphotic zone is the portion that receives sunlight in the summer.

b)

The ocean's aphotic zone is the portion that receives some sunlight.

c)

The ocean's aphotic zone is the portion that receives abundant sunlight.

d)

The ocean's aphotic zone is the portion that receives no sunlight.

67.

Which statement about the oceans is true?

a)

Some animals living in the midnight zone can make their own light.

b)

The bottom of an ocean is too dark and cold to support life.

c)

Plants can grow in the sunlit, twilight, and midnight zones of oceans.

d)

The energy in an ocean is transferred from the bottom towards the top.

68.

Which zone will you find the warmest waters?

a)

twilight (mesopelagic)

b)

abyss (abyssopelagic)

c)

midnight (bathypelagic)

d)

sunlight (epipelagic zone)

69.

Animals that can use their bodies to make light are called _______________.

a)

magic

b)

shiny

c)

amazing

d)

bioluminescent

70.

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

71.

The midnight zone is also known as the __________________ zone.

a)

frozen

b)

aphotic

c)

frightening

d)

dark

72.

There’s very little life, immense pressure and absolutely no sunlight in this zone. Name it.

a)

sunlight (epipelagic zone)

b)

twilight (mesopelagic)

c)

midnight (bathypelagic)

73.

Sunlight allows ________________ to occur in the sunlight zone.

a)

bioluminesence

b)

transpiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

voting

74.
Scientists use ______ to determine the oceans depth.
a)
Submarine
b)
Sonar
c)
Helicopter
d)
Light
75.
A __________ is the area in an ocean basin where new ocean floor is formed
a)
sea mount
b)
continental shelf
c)
mid ocean ridge
d)
continental slope
76.
This image shows
a)
sea floor is spreading
b)
continental shelf
c)
continental slope
d)
sea mount
77.
Label A
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
78.
Label B
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
79.
Label C
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
80.
What is an underwater mountain formed by a volcano?
a)
trench
b)
rift zone
c)
seamount
d)
mid ocean ridge
81.
What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?
a)
seamount
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
continental slope
d)
rift zone
82.
What are valleys between the mountain ridges?
a)
rift zones
b)
trenches
c)
abyssal plains
d)
continental slope
83.
What is the flat land located on either side of the mid-ocean ridge?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
ocean basin
84.
What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?
a)
abyssal plains
b)
trenches
c)
rift zones
d)
mid-ocean ridge
85.

Which would you find covering the ocean floor?

a)

Mud

b)

Ice

c)

Rocks

d)

Sand

86.

What do the arrows on the map represent?

a)

Size of waves

b)

Water density

c)

Ocean currents

d)

Time between tides

87.

______ causes surface currents.

a)

The Coriolis Effect

b)

gravity

c)

density differences

d)

wind

88.

______ causes deep ocean currents

a)

The Coriolis Effect

b)

gravity

c)

wind

d)

density differences

89.

Nutrients are brought to the surface for phytoplankton to use at _______.

a)

gyres

b)

eddies

c)

upwellings

d)

the equator

90.

_______ causes the Coriolis Effect

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

gravity

c)

wind

d)

density

91.

The __________ is a surface current that flows along the eastern US and brings warm water to Europe.

a)

California Current

b)

Gulf Current

c)

North American Gyre

d)

Arctic Current

92.

Gyres in the southern hemisphere are surface currents that turn _________ due to the Coriolis Effect.

a)

clockwise

b)

counterclockwise

c)

toward the right

d)

toward the bottom of the ocean

93.

Currents in the northern hemisphere go in a counter-clockwise motion.

a)

True

b)

False

94.

Which is NOT a factor that affects deep currents?

a)

Density

b)

Color

c)

Salinity

d)

Temperature

95.

A curving path of oceans and winds due to Earth's rotation.

a)

Surface Currents

b)

Deep Currents

c)

Coriolis Effects

96.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
97.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
98.
The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from canada
a)
Cold 
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
99.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
100.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
101.
What name is given to large, destructive waves caused by underwater earthquakes and volcanoes?
a)
Spring tide
b)
Longshore current
c)
Tsunami
d)
Swell
102.

How many official oceans are there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

4

d)

7

103.

The British Isles are at a high latitude, the climate in the isles is very mild. What is the most likely reason?

a)

The British Isles receive a great deal of sunshine

b)

The British Isles are located near a warm water surface current

c)

The British Isles are located near an area of upwelling

d)

The British Isles are located near a cold water surface current

104.

Which best describes the eastern coast of South America

and the western coast of South America?

a)

Both coasts are affected by a warm current

b)

The eastern coast is affected by a cold current and the western

coast is affected by a warm current.

c)

The eastern coast is affected by a warm current and the western

coast is affected by a cold current.

d)

Both coasts are affected by a cold current.

105.

Southern California has cooler temperatures than Arizona, which is at the same latitude, but farther inland. What causes this temperature difference?

a)

the shade provided by the large number of tress in California

b)

a cold-water surface current off California's coast

c)

winds formed high in California's mountains

d)

a warm-water current off California's coast.

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