Worksheets#1blue DoNow ocean SOL
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
A boat will float higher in the Atlantic Ocean than it will in the Potomac River because ocean water has
a lower freezing point
more organisms in it
more oxygen in it
a greater density
Where does energy exchange occur between the sun and the oceans?
at the abyssal plain
on the ocean floor
on the surface of the oceans
in an ocena trench
Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawater's
higher salinity
lower freezing point
smaller mass
greater depth
Submarine vents that spew superheated water and sulfide minerals are called
ventricle
smokers
fumaroles
geyers
The North Atlantic Gyre is an ocean current system that circulates water in a clockwise fashion. Because of this, warm water travels from
the equator to New England
northern Canada to New England
England to Africa
East Greenland to England
Why does ice float?
ice is less dense than ocean water
ocean water is filled with vegetation that keeps the ice from sinking
ice is warmer than ocean water
ice melts faster than it can sink
A surface current that influences climate patterns is
El Nino
Antartic Bottom Water
Lake Michigan
the Gulf Stream
The Gul Stream is
a large river that flows from the U.S. into the Gulf of Mexico
a part of the jet stream that follows warm ocean currents
a weather system that arises every two to five years and causes temporary climate changes
an ocean current that transfers warm water from equatorial latitudes to northern latitudes
Fishes are abundant in areas where the ocean is upwelling because it
causes currents that carry fish into the area
brings nutrients to the surface
causes surface turbulence that attracts fish
changes tidal flow in that area
A water wave that becomes unstable and tumbles irregularly is a
longshore current
riptide
breaker
sinusoid
The diagram of wave motion illustrates
net displacement in the direction of wave travel as the wave passes
no displacement of water as the wave passes
no net displacement of water as the wave passes
net displacement of water perpedicular to the direction of wave motion as the wave passes.
