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AcaDec New Science Questions

Total questions: 134

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What portion of the earth's surface is covered by water, making it a "blue planet"?

a)

one third

b)

one half

c)

two thirds

d)

three fourths

e)

five eighths

2.

When water covers the continental shelf, it is called...

a)

an ocean

b)

a sea

c)

a bay

d)

a gulf

3.

The Pacific Ocean is what percent of the world's oceans?

a)

4%

b)

6%

c)

20%

d)

23%

e)

47%

4.

The Pacific Ocean covers what portion of the planet's surface?

a)

more than 1/4

b)

more than 1/3

c)

more than 1/2

d)

more than 2/3

e)

more than 3/8

5.

The Arctic Ocean is what percent of the world's oceans?

a)

4%

b)

6%

c)

20%

d)

23%

e)

47%

6.

The Southern Ocean is what percent of the world's oceans?

a)

4%

b)

6%

c)

20%

d)

23%

e)

47%

7.

The Indian Ocean is what percent of the world's oceans?

a)

4%

b)

6%

c)

20%

d)

23%

e)

47%

8.

The Atlantic Ocean is what percent of the world's oceans?

a)

4%

b)

6%

c)

20%

d)

23%

e)

47%

9.

This ocean is almost as large as all of the other oceans combined...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

10.

What percent of the ocean is pure water?

a)

3.5

b)

75.5

c)

96.5

d)

23.5

e)

100

11.

What percent of the ocean is sodium chloride and other salts?

a)

3.5

b)

75.5

c)

96.5

d)

23.5

e)

100

12.

This ocean is the smallest of the five oceans...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

13.

In the Arctic Ocean, how does the sea ice at the north pole change over winter?

a)

It decreases to half its size

b)

It doubles in size

c)

It triples in size

d)

It does not change during winter

14.

The approximate area of the Arctic Ocean is what?

a)

5,427,000 sq miles

b)

4,527,000 sq miles

c)

2,475,000 sq miles

d)

5,742,000 sq miles

15.

The average depth of the Arctic Ocean is what?

a)

3953 feet

b)

3395 feet

c)

3593 feet

d)

5339 feet

16.

The deepest point in the Arctic Ocean is what?

a)

18,396 feet

b)

13,963 feet

c)

13,693 feet

d)

16,339 feet

17.

On this side of the Arctic Ocean there are numerous rocky islands...

a)

North American

b)

Greenland

c)

Russian

d)

Eurpean

18.

In winter, the Arctic Ocean in the territory of Nunavut Canada...

a)

melts causing massive flooding the area islands

b)

freezes creating a vast sheet of ice between the islands

c)

attracts many varieties of fish and water mammals for feeding

d)

is nearly devoid of life due to the freezing temperatures

19.

Due to climate change, the North Pole

a)

may need Santa to relocate his reindeer and toy workshop

b)

in 50 years, summers may be ice free

c)

is rising in altitude due to isostasy

d)

is in danger of flooding due to melting ice

20.

Climate change is warming this ocean faster than any other...

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

21.

How fast are the currents at the north pole?

a)

About 2 miles a day

b)

About 6 miles a day

c)

About 10 miles a day

d)

About 12 miles a day

22.

This ocean is the home of the longest mountain range in the world...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

23.

The approximate area of the Atlantic Ocean is what?

a)

25,836,000 sq miles

b)

29,638,000 sq miles

c)

26,835,000 sq miles

d)

28,536,000 sq miles

24.

The average depth of the Atlantic Ocean is what?

a)

9962 feet

b)

11,962 feet

c)

13,593 feet

d)

15,339 feet

25.

The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean is what?

a)

28,230 feet

b)

23,963 feet

c)

23,693 feet

d)

26,339 feet

26.

This Ocean "divides the world" separating North and South America from Europe and Africa

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Indian

e)

Southern

27.

How many subduction zones are in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

The subduction zone of the Atlantic Ocean

a)

Created the Antilles Arc, volcanic islands including the Windward and Leeward islands of the Indies

b)

Causes nearly daily earthquakes in the region

c)

Is part of the "Ring of Fire" where volcanoes and earthquakes are common events

d)

Is causing the ocean to increase in size

29.

When did the Atlantic Ocean begin to form?

a)

180 million years ago

b)

18 million years ago

c)

18 billion years ago

d)

1.8 billion years ago

30.

Which country has a volcanic landscape of black basalt lava fields, hot geysers, ice caps, and glaciers?

a)

Newfoundland

b)

Windward and Leeward Islands

c)

Iceland

d)

Greenland

31.

Why is the Atlantic Ocean growing about 1 inch per year?

a)

Global warming / climate change

b)

It has numerous subduction zones

c)

It has a long rift that continuously spreads

d)

The Mid Atlantic Ridge is growing

32.

This ocean is the warmest of the 5 oceans...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

33.

The approximate area of the Indian Ocean is what?

a)

25,836,000 sq miles

b)

29,638,000 sq miles

c)

26,470,000 sq miles

d)

28,536,000 sq miles

34.

The average depth of the Indian Ocean is what?

a)

9962 feet

b)

12,274 feet

c)

13,593 feet

d)

15,339 feet

35.

The deepest point in the Indian Ocean is what?

a)

28,230 feet

b)

23,963 feet

c)

23,812 feet

d)

26,339 feet

36.

This is the 3rd largest of the 5 oceans...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

37.

This deep ocean trench is one of the world's most active earthquake zones, causing catastrophic tsunamis...

a)

Mariana Trench

b)

Java Trench

c)

Puerto Rico Trench

d)

Mid Atlantic Trench

38.

The Maldives of the Indian Ocean are what kind of islands?

a)

Volcanic

b)

Coral Atolls

c)

Oceanic Ridge

d)

Continental

39.

These low lying islands of the Indian Ocean look like a string of pearls when viewed from the sky...

a)

The Windward and Leeward Islands

b)

The Great Barrier Reef

c)

The Maldives

d)

The West Indies

40.

How are the winds of the Indian Ocean different?

a)

They blow from the same direction all year round

b)

They blow from the northeast in in summer and the southwest in the winter

c)

They blow from the northeast in in winter and the southwest in the summer

d)

There is little to no wind in the summer

41.

Seasonal changing of the wind, like what occurs in the Indian Ocean is called...

a)

Typhoon

b)

Monsoon

c)

Cyclone

d)

Hurricane

e)

Doldrums

42.

This sea is over a spreading rift that is getting wider each year and which will one day become a new ocean

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Bering Sea

43.

This ocean is the largest...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

44.

This ocean is the deepest...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

45.

This ocean is steadily shrinking...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

46.

The Pacific Ocean has this many islands...

a)

more than 10,000

b)

more than 12,000

c)

more than 15,000

d)

more than 18,000

e)

more than 20,000

47.

The approximate area of the Pacific Ocean is what?

a)

56,836,000 sq miles

b)

66,638,000 sq miles

c)

60,061,000 sq miles

d)

62,061,000 sq miles

48.

The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is what?

a)

19,962 feet

b)

12,274 feet

c)

13,025 feet

d)

15,339 feet

49.

The deepest point in the Pacific Ocean is what?

a)

28,230 feet

b)

26,963 feet

c)

33,812 feet

d)

35,840 feet

50.

Which part of the Pacific Ocean has the most islands?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

51.

Long cracks in the ocean floor are known as...

a)

Trenches

b)

Ridges

c)

Fracture Zones

d)

Rifts

e)

Subduction Zones

52.

The Island Chain stretches from Hawaii to the Aleutian Islands of Alaska

a)

Archipelagos

b)

Emperor Seamount

c)

Maldives

d)

Antilles Main

53.

This ocean has thousands of coral fringed islands...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

54.

Submerged volcanic islands are known as...

a)

Seamounts

b)

Ridges

c)

Fracture Zones

d)

Rifts

e)

Subduction Zones

55.

The Emperor Seamount island chain of the Pacific Ocean is how long?

a)

3730 mies

b)

3370 miles

c)

3130 miles

d)

3037 miles

56.

Why is the Pacific Ocean shrinking?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean, which is growing, is pushing the continent

b)

The earthquake zones are destroying ocean floor faster than spreading rifts are creating new floor

c)

Isostasy is causing the plates to rise

d)

Coral atolls are growing causing the ocean to shrink in its surface area

57.

This ocean gets its name for being "peaceful"

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

58.

Wind speeds around this ocean can reach a terrifying 190 mph...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

59.

Cold water flowing from beneath the ice of this ocean drives deepwater currents that travel all the way around the world...

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

e)

Indian

60.

The approximate area of the Southern Ocean is what?

a)

6,836,000 sq miles

b)

7,848,000 sq miles

c)

6,061,000 sq miles

d)

8,661,000 sq miles

61.

The average depth of the Southern Ocean is what?

a)

15,962 feet

b)

12,274 feet

c)

10,728 feet

d)

11,339 feet

62.

The deepest point in the Southern Ocean is what?

a)

28,230 feet

b)

26,963 feet

c)

24,812 feet

d)

23,735 feet

63.

The winds blow in which direction across the Southern Ocean?

a)

West to east

b)

East to west

c)

North to south

d)

South to north

64.

Why do the winds of the Southern Ocean grow so strong?

a)

Because they blow from south to north

b)

Because there is no land to slow them down

c)

Because the ocean currents are colder and stronger

d)

Because of the tilt of the earth on its axis

65.

If all the oceans were put together, they would make a planet...

a)

1/2 the size of earth

b)

2/3 the size of earth

c)

3/4 the size of earth

d)

5/8 the size of earth

66.

If all the land of earth were put together, it would make a planet...

a)

1/2 the size of earth

b)

2/3 the size of earth

c)

3/4 the size of earth

d)

1/3 the size of earth

67.

The oceans of the world have a total volume of

a)

319 million cubic miles

b)

310 million cubic miles

c)

314 million cubic miles

d)

317 million cubic miles

68.

Why is the distance of the earth from the sun so important?

a)

If it was closer - all water would evaporate

b)

If it was farther - all water would freeze solid

c)

If it was closer - the temperature would be so hot that life could not exist

d)

If it was closer - the heat would cause excessive winds that would destroy life on the earth's surface

e)

If it was farther - the temperature would be so cold that life could not exist

69.

Why is the ocean still considered a frontier zone?

a)

The deep oceans are largely unexplored - we know more about the moon that the ocean floor

b)

The livable land of earth are widely spaced apart by the oceans

c)

There have been more explorers of the terrestrial earth than of the oceans

d)

We do not know the full extent of the oceans (depth, width, mass)

e)

The creatures and plants of the ocean are largely unknown - many species have never been seen or documented

70.

What type of energy keeps the rocky mantle of the earth very hot?

a)

Geothermal

b)

Nuclear

c)

Volcanic

d)

Solar

71.

This type of rock forms the continents...

a)

Peridotite

b)

Granite

c)

Basalt

d)

Manganese

72.

Which of the following rocks is the lightest?

a)

Peridotite

b)

Granite

c)

Basalt

73.

Although most of earth's water came from volcanic activity, some probably came from...

a)

Icy comets that struck the earth and melted

b)

Melting ice from the north and south pole

c)

Rain created by hurricanes as the earth was forming

d)

It is unknown where the water came from

74.

Vast areas of the deep ocean floors are covered with thick layers of soft mud and ooze, forming flats called...

a)

Mid ocean Rifts

b)

Salt pans

c)

Abyssal Plains

d)

Fracture zones

75.

If the rock beneath earth's crust is as hot as molten lava, why is it solid?

a)

The colder temperatures of the ocean keeps it solid

b)

Intense pressure keeps it solid

c)

The downward force of the continents keeps it solid

76.

What are considered the largest geologic features of the planet?

a)

Ocean trenches

b)

Ocean ridges

c)

Volcanic island chains

d)

Barrier reefs

77.

This type of current moves the magma under the crust of the earth and forms the basis of plate tectonics

a)

Convection currents

b)

Radiation currents

c)

Geothermal currents

d)

Conduction currents

78.

When molten basalt hits the cold ocean water it turns solid on the outside, but the molten rock keeps bursting through the hard shell to form...

a)

ocean rifts

b)

ocean ridges

c)

pillow lava

d)

ocean trenches

e)

volcanic island chains

79.

How hot does the water that seeps into the rift zone get?

a)

100 degrees

b)

250 degrees

c)

500 degrees

d)

750 degrees

80.

How tall can the chimney-like black smokers get?

a)

62 feet

b)

75 feet

c)

98 feet

d)

112 feet

81.

How fast does the mineral chimney of a black smoker grow?

a)

12 inches a day

b)

12 inches a week

c)

12 inches a month

d)

24 inches a day

e)

36 inches a week

82.

Divergent boundaries are....

a)

where tectonic plates push together

b)

where tectonic plates pull apart

c)

where tectonic plates slide along each other

83.

Convergent boundaries are....

a)

where tectonic plates push together

b)

where tectonic plates pull apart

c)

where tectonic plates slide along each other

84.

Most of the tectonic plate boundaries are...

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Sliding

85.

The Mariana Trench is what shape?

a)

Oval

b)

Rectangular

c)

Crescent

d)

Rhomboid

e)

Triangular

86.

The deepest dive into the Mariana Trench took place in...

a)

1950

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1980

e)

1990

87.

What is the name of the submersible that went deepest into the Mariana Trench in 1960?

a)

Alvin

b)

Rover

c)

Challenger Deep

d)

Trieste

e)

Chikyu

88.

Who took the Trieste into the Mariana Trench?

a)

Piccard and Walsh

b)

Otis and Beebe

c)

Heezen and Tharp

d)

Cameron and Cousteau

89.

A chain of volcanic islands along t he line of a plate boundary is called...

a)

Atoll

b)

Reef

c)

Arc

d)

Cluster

e)

Crescent

90.

The Andes mountains of South America were formed by...

a)

Divergent plates which cause volcanic activity

b)

Convergent plates that cause the continent to push upwards

c)

Ocean floor being dragged under the edge of the continent

d)

The friction of two continental plates sliding together

91.

The Pacific Ring of Fire has approximately how many volcanoes?

a)

250

b)

375

c)

450

d)

525

92.

What percent of the world's earthquakes are triggered by plate movement in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

75%

b)

82%

c)

90%

d)

94%

93.

The Pacific Ocean is shrinking at what rate?

a)

1 square mile a year

b)

1 square yard a year

c)

1/2 square mile a year

d)

1 square foot a year

94.

Japan sits on a subduction zone and experiences how many earthquakes a year?

a)

more than 100

b)

more than 250

c)

more than 500

d)

more than 1000

95.

The farther that ocean rocks are from the oceanic ridges...

a)

the older they are

b)

the younger they are

c)

the more basalt they contain

d)

the more peridotite they contain

96.

How fast does a tsunami travel?

a)

100 mph

b)

200 mph

c)

300 mph

d)

400 mph

e)

500 mph

97.

In what year was the major tsunami that struck Japan?

a)

2001

b)

2011

c)

2010

d)

2005

98.

During the Japanese tsunami of 2011, how far did the Pacific floor slip into the Japan trench?

a)

20 feet

b)

26 feet

c)

56 feet

d)

66 feet

e)

86 feet

99.

The Japanese tsunami of 2011 caused the island of Japan to shift...

a)

1 foot eastward

b)

6 feet westward

c)

8 feet eastward

d)

9 feet westward

100.

This island is a triple peak extinct volcano

a)

Ascension Island

b)

Easter Island

c)

Galapagos Island

d)

Reunion Island

e)

Iceland

101.

This island is a dormant volcano near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that is not part of a hotspot chain

a)

Ascension Island

b)

Easter Island

c)

Galapagos Island

d)

Reunion Island

e)

Iceland

102.

This island is a "mobile island" formed over a hotspot and moving at the rate of 2.5 inches per year due to active volcanic activity

a)

Ascension Island

b)

Easter Island

c)

Galapagos Island

d)

Reunion Island

e)

Iceland

103.

This island is a a vast mass of basalt lava but no chain has formed because the hotspot is not under a moving plate

a)

Ascension Island

b)

Easter Island

c)

Galapagos Island

d)

Reunion Island

e)

Iceland

104.

This island is part of a chain of very active volcanoes in the Indian Ocean

a)

Ascension Island

b)

Easter Island

c)

Galapagos Island

d)

Reunion Island

e)

Iceland

105.

This island is actually a flooded crater of a submerged volcanic cone off of the east coast of San Salvador

a)

Ascension Island

b)

Rocas Baimbridgen

c)

Leeward Island

d)

Reunion Island

e)

Windward Island

106.

What is the temperature of molten basalt lava

a)

1000 degrees

b)

1200 degrees

c)

1800 degrees

d)

2000 degrees

107.

In the Scandinavian Arctic, this extends most of the way to the North Pole...

a)

The continental shelf

b)

The continental slope

c)

The ocean floor

d)

The mid ocean ridge

e)

The mid ocean rift

108.

At the foot of the continental slope, a layer of rocky debris hides the transition from the continental rock to the basalt of the ocean floor ... this is called

a)

continental rise

b)

continental beach

c)

continental upsurge

d)

continental edge

109.

The seabed of the continental shelf has an average depth of...

a)

450 feet

b)

470 feet

c)

490 feet

d)

500 feet

110.

The shelf break, the deepest point of the continental shelf offshore is usually at what depth below the surface of the ocean

a)

660 feet

b)

670 feet

c)

680 feet

d)

690 feet

111.

Sediment moving off the land, carried by big rivers, and carving canyons into the continental slope are called...

a)

turbidity currents

b)

continental channels

c)

fossil flows

d)

debris flows

112.

When did the last ice age end?

a)

10,000 years ago

b)

12,000 years ago

c)

15,000 years ago

d)

20,000 years ago

113.

What do we call a long, narrow, deep inlet of ocean between high cliffs that once contained icy glaciers

a)

valley

b)

archipelago

c)

fjord

d)

strait

114.

Which travels best in water?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

115.

How fast does sound travel in water?

a)

2 times faster than on land

b)

3 times faster than on land

c)

4 times faster than on land

d)

5 times faster than on land

116.

Trade Winds...

a)

blow from east to west

b)

are strong winds

c)

are gentle breezes

d)

are effected by the rotation of the earth on its axis

e)

are found in tropical oceans near the equator

117.

Westerlies...

a)

blow from east to west

b)

are strong winds

c)

are gentle breezes

d)

are effected by the rotation of the earth on its axis

e)

are found in temperate zones

118.

Easterlies...

a)

blow from east to west

b)

are strong winds

c)

are found in the polar north and south

d)

are effected by the rotation of the earth on its axis

e)

are found in temperate zones

119.

Warm air generally

a)

rises

b)

sinks

c)

flows east

d)

flows west

e)

flows north

120.

What direction do cyclones swirl in the northern hemisphere?

a)

It always moves clockwise

b)

It always moves counterclockwise

c)

it depends on the location

d)

It depends on the air pressure

e)

It depends on the temperature

121.

What direction do cyclones swirl in the southern hemisphere?

a)

It always moves clockwise

b)

It always moves counterclockwise

c)

it depends on the location

d)

It depends on the air pressure

e)

It depends on the temperature

122.

The low pressure area at the center of a hurricane that makes the sea rise up is called

a)

cyclone

b)

typhoon

c)

storm front

d)

storm surge

123.

A regular series of waves is called

a)

ripples

b)

chop

c)

swell

d)

trough

e)

crest

124.

When two regular swells crash together

a)

rogue wave

b)

tsunami

c)

swell

d)

trough

e)

crest

125.

In 1995, what caused the Queen Elizabeth II to sink in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

A tsunami

b)

An iceberg

c)

A rogue wave

d)

A cyclone

126.

What is a breaker?

a)

A rogue wave that overwhelms or breaks a ship

b)

The crest of a wave as it grows heavier and topples over the top of the wave

c)

A wave caused by a hurricane or other low pressure storm

d)

An iceberg that breaks away from the ice shelf and moves out into ocean water

127.

What do we call the winds that are generated by global airflow and deflected by the earth's spin on its axis?

a)

Prevailing winds

b)

Trade Winds

c)

Doldrums

d)

Easterlies

e)

Westerlies

128.

How do seamounts affect the water around them?

a)

They make the water warmer

b)

They add nutrients to the surrounding water supporting wildlife

c)

They add salinity to the surrounding water

d)

They cause the waves surrounding the seamount to be higher

129.

How does El Nino affect the ocean

a)

It stops plankton growth, so the area fish vanish

b)

It cause bigger waves that carries more nutrients to the area

c)

It causes an increase in upwelling

d)

It causes the current's direction to reverse carrying warm waters in the opposite direction, cooling the onshore climate

e)

It warms the water creating more condensation and greater rain storms

130.

What causes polar water to "sink"?

a)

It is saltier

b)

It is colder

c)

It is both saltier and colder

131.

What is the global conveyor?

a)

Warm water currents near the equator

b)

Surface currents that drive waves to breakers

c)

Cold deepwater currents that connect to warm water currents around the globe

d)

Upwelling and downwelling that circulates ocean nutrients

132.

About how long does it take for a single drop of water to travel around the world on the global conveyor?

a)

about a year

b)

about 50 years

c)

about 100 years

d)

about 1000 years

133.

How has climate change affected the global conveyor?

a)

It has caused it to slow down

b)

It has caused it to speed up

c)

It has had no effect on it

d)

It has caused it to shift direction in places

134.

What happens to deepwater currents as they "squeeze" between continents?

a)

They speed up

b)

The slow down

c)

They change direction

d)

They rise

e)

They sink

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