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Worksheets19-20 Oceanography
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why is oceanography an interdisciplinary study?
You are required to have all the degrees before studying oceanography.
It involves different fields of science such as biology, chemistry, physics, and even astronomy.
You need to study English, history, and math before you can understand the ocean.
Without discipline the mind falters.
All of the above.
In the dreariest deepest depths of the ocean one theory states that life began near __________________________.
sun spots
where darkness lay, so can light appear
underwater caves
hydro-thermal vents
did we talk about this? I was not paying attention
____________________ of oil are extracted from the Golf Coast per day.
6.8 million barrels
1.8 million barrels
16.8 million barrels
1.0 billion barrels
Tons
Below the sunlit surface waters lies the _____________________.
city of Atlantis
megalodons
twilight zone
currents
none of the above
Otters were nearly hunted to extinction before the ______ century.
18th
19th
20th
21st
17th
Otter populations have recovered to be in the _______.
tens
fifty range
hundreds
thousands
millions
Otters consume up to ______ of their body weight in food.
a quarter
a third
a fifth
half
all
Why do we know so little about the twilight zone?
It only ran for five seasons.
It's difficult to study and exceedingly large.
Everything we send to it disappears.
Nothing can reach it.
None of the above.
When should you check Focus for your current grade in Earth Space Science?
'I'll get to it tomorrow'
the week before fall break
the week before winter break
when Mr. Espinosa expresses disappointment in me
all the time from the beginning of each quarter
Why do sting rays take their time in choosing a spider crab to eat?
sting rays are picky with their food
it was looking for recently molted crabs
it was overwhelmed by the possibilities
it was looking for the biggest spider crab
it was looking for the smallest spider crab
What does the ocean transport?
Weather
Particles
Matter
Waves
Energy
What is the carbon cycle ?
The natural process in which carbon goes from the atmosphere to plants, to organisms, to fossil fuels and back to the atmosphere.
The process of an organism converting food into energy and into carbon.
Carbon being recycled within the ocean only.
Carbon being recycled within the atmosphere only.
All of the above.
Which of the following is one of the geographic ocean names?
Antarctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Ocean
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Which of the following is NOT a geographic ocean?
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
