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WorksheetsOcean Water Test Review - 3/23/20
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Early vocanoes affected the Earth's atmosphere by...
warming the Earth
adding gasses to the atmosphere
driving the Earth into space
moving the atmosphere
Select 2 sources of water that created our oceans. MARK 2 ANSWERS
outgassing from volcanoes
water from formation
evaporation from lakes
ice from comets
Why don't aquariums display fish and creatures that live deep in the ocean?
They swim too quickly.
Aquariums don't think people are interested in them.
They are adapted to intense pressure and will not respond well to living in an aquarium.
Aquariums can't provide the best food for these creatures.
An oceanographer collected data on the physical properties of the sea in several locations. Use the data below to answer the question. What is the relationship between temperature and depth in the ocean?
Location Temperature Salinity Depth No. of Snails
site 1--------- 15 C------------ 31 ------22----------56
site 2--------- 22 C------------ 31------ 7----------- 31
site 3--------- 16 C------------ 30------17---------- 49
deeper water is also cooler water
deeper water is also warmer water
deeper water is saltier
no relationship exists
An oceanographer collected data on the physical properties of the sea in several locations. Use the data below to answer the question. Which physical properties do sea snails appear to prefer?
Location Temperature Salinity Depth No. of Snails
site 1--------- 15 C------------ 31 ------22----------56
site 2--------- 22 C------------ 31------ 7----------- 31
site 3--------- 16 C------------ 30------17---------- 49
warmer, shallower water
warmer, deeper water
colder, shallower water
colder, deeper water
An oceanographer collected data on the physical properties of the sea in several locations. Use the data below to answer the question. Which factor shows no clear relationship to the snail populations?
Location Temperature Salinity Depth No. of Snails
site 1--------- 15 C------------ 31 ------22----------56
site 2--------- 22 C------------ 31------ 7----------- 31
site 3--------- 16 C------------ 30------17---------- 49
warmer, shallower water
warmer, deeper water
colder, shallower water
colder, deeper water
Use the cross section of an ocean floor to answer the question. What conditions would organisms living on the abyssal plane have adapted to?
no light, low pressure
no light, high pressure
high amounts of light, low pressure
high amounts of light, high pressure
Use the cross section of an ocean floor to answer the question. What conditions would organisms living on the continental shelf have adapted to?
no light, low pressure
no light, high pressure
high amounts of light, low pressure
high amounts of light, high pressure
Fish on the reef are bright and colorful, but fish living in the deeper ocean are not as colorful. Why?
More fish live on the reef.
More boats travel near the reef.
There is more light.
A young scientist places a drop of freshwater and a drop os seawater on glass slides. The slides are heated slowly so that the water evaporates. How will the slides look?
They will both look the same.
The seawater will leave a salty deposit, but the freshwater will leave no trace.
The freshwater slide will have a white ring, but the seawater will leave no trace.
You are given 3 beakers of colored water that have different levels of salinity (salt). You carefully put a small amount of each color water in a test tube. The result is green water stays at the top, blue water sits in the middle and red water stays at the bottom. Which color water has the highest salt content?
green (at the top)
blue (in the middle)
red (on the bottom)
They are all the same
Which will have greater mass if placed on a balance scale? Sea water or Fresh Water
Sea Water
Fresh Water
Zones of the ocean. Which is the deepest darkest zone in the ocean?
Sunlight Zone
Twilight Zone
Midnight Zone
Danger Zone
Zones of the ocean. Which is the brightest most colorful zone in the ocean?
Sunlight Zone
Twilight Zone
Midnight Zone
Danger Zone
Zones of the ocean. Which is the place where some light filters through, but colors don't show up very much?
Sunlight Zone
Twilight Zone
Midnight Zone
Danger Zone
What is the main source of energy for the ocean?
Oil and Coal
Radioactive rocks
Heat of formation
The sun
Name the function that currents and areas of upwelling provide for living things in the sea?
They recycle sea water.
They bring nutrients (food) up from deeper water.
They mix land and sea organisms.
They allow Earth to have weather and climate changes.
Use the following data created by science students to determine if waves are caused by wind.
Does wave height appear to be related to wind speed or directions?
Day-- Wind Speed---- Wind Direction---- Wave Height
1----------8mph-----------------S-------------------0.4 meters
2----------5mph-----------------S-------------------1.0 meters
3---------16mph ---------------SE------------------1.8 meters
4---------22mph----------------S--------------------2.4 meters
5---------13mph---------------SW------------------1.2 meters
6----------9mph----------------NW-----------------0.3 meters
7----------6mph-----------------N-------------------0.5 meters
Direction, the highest waves occured during a SE wind.
Direction, the lowerst waves occurred during a N wind.
Wind speed, the highest waves were during the strongest winds.
Wind speed, the highest waves were during the lowerst winds.
Use the following data created by science students to determine if waves are caused by wind.
What conclussion best summarizes this experiment?
Day-- Wind Speed---- Wind Direction---- Wave Height
1----------8mph-----------------S-------------------0.4 meters
2----------5mph-----------------S-------------------1.0 meters
3---------16mph ---------------SE------------------1.8 meters
4---------22mph----------------S--------------------2.4 meters
5---------13mph---------------SW------------------1.2 meters
6----------9mph----------------NW-----------------0.3 meters
7----------6mph-----------------N-------------------0.5 meters
Wave height is related to the direction the wind blows.
Wave height depends on many factors but not windspeed or direction.
Wave height is determined by the speed of the winds.
Waves move for no testable reason.
Use the following data created by science students to determine if waves are caused by wind.
Which hypothesis (educated guess) would be logical for a follow-up experiment?
Day-- Wind Speed---- Wind Direction---- Wave Height
1----------8mph-----------------S-------------------0.4 meters
2----------5mph-----------------S-------------------1.0 meters
3---------16mph ---------------SE------------------1.8 meters
4---------22mph----------------S--------------------2.4 meters
5---------13mph---------------SW------------------1.2 meters
6----------9mph----------------NW-----------------0.3 meters
7----------6mph-----------------N-------------------0.5 meters
If waves are not influenced by direction, then nothing else will affect them.
If winds blow over long distance, then wave height will be greater.
If waves are present, then they will be higher.
If the beach is shaped like an "L" , then waves will be smaller.
What is the main cause of Earth's surface currents?
gravity
density
high pressure
prevailing winds
The wind always blows at the beach. Why?
air and water reflect sunlight differently causing a convection current.
air moves from high places to low places.
gravity alters the flow of the air
air always moves from the land to the sea
Why do we have ocean tides?
the action of wind on the water
the rising and sinking of beaches
the movement of faults in ocean floors
the pull of gravity from the moon and sun
Which direction does current flow in the southern hemisphere?
clockwise
counter clockwise
Which direction does current flow in the northern hemisphere?
clockwise
counter clockwise
What must happen now to keep the fish populations large enough for use by people in the future?
fishing must be limited
more fishing must occur
all fishing must stop
goverments need to increase their fish support
Why is it so difficult to reverse changes to the ocean that are caused by humans?
The ocean has too much life
The ocean is unchangeable
The ocean is so large
Ocean water can't change physically
