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Oceans and World Geography

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Almost three fourths of the Earth's surface is covered with ________?

a)

continents

b)

trees and living organisms

c)

rivers and lakes

d)

oceans

2.

Which letter represents the Indian Ocean?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

A

d)

C

e)

B

3.

Which letter represents the Arctic Ocean?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

D

d)

B

e)

E

4.

How many oceans are there on the Earth?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

7

d)

5

5.

What is the largest ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

6.

What are the oceans from biggest to smallest in size?

a)

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, Artic

b)

Artic, Southern, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian

c)

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic

d)

Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, Artic

7.

What ocean on average has the warmest temperature of all of the oceans on Earth?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

8.

What ocean is near Antarctica.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

9.
What causes surface waves?
a)
underwater volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
wind
d)
landslides
10.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
11.

Flat, deep, and smooth part of the ocean floor. Cold temperatures are found here.

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Seamounts

12.

Which underwater ocean floor feature can be described as a steep hill that connects the continent to the ocean floor?

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Seamounts

c)

Grand Canyon

d)

Continental Slope

13.
What is a deep, underwater valley or canyon on the ocean floor?
a)
seamount
b)
trench
c)
continental rise
d)
continental slope
14.

As you go from the continental shelf down the Continental Slope and arrive at the Abyssal Plain, the water temperature will get _____________

a)

warmer

b)

colder

15.

As you go deeper in the water, what happens to the water pressure?

a)

Nothing happens to the water pressure.

b)

Water pressure gets less or lower.

c)

Water pressure does not change.

d)

Water pressure gets more or higher.

16.
The amount of salt found in water is -
a)
temperature
b)
salinity
c)
pollution
d)
clarity
17.
Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?
a)
3% freshwater, 97% salt water
b)
97% freshwater, 3% salt water
c)
71% freshwater, 29% salt water
d)
29% freshwater, 71% salt water
18.
What is the scientific name for salt? 
a)
Sodium Acetate 
b)
Sodium Chloride 
c)
Chloride sodium 
d)
Hydroxide sulfate 
19.
What is letter D?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Volcanic Island
d)
Seamount
20.
What is letter A?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Cont. Slope
c)
Seamount
d)
Abyssal Plain
21.
Which letter is the Abyssal Plain?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
22.
You usually have 1-30 minutes to prepare for this extreme weather event.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
23.

What do the arrows on the map represent?

a)

size of waves

b)

water weight

c)

ocean currents

d)

time between tides

24.

Label all parts of the ocean floor correctly.

a)

Mid Atlantic Ridge

b)

Seamount

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Trench

e)

Continental Slope

f)

Abyssal Plain

g)

Continental Shelf

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
25.

Label the parts of the ocean floor.

a)

abyssal plain

b)

continental rise

c)

trench

d)

continental slope

e)

continental shelf

1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
26.

Label the Ocean Floor Diagram!

a)Continental Shelf
b)Continental Slope
c)Continental Rise
d)Abyssal Plain
1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
27.

Label the areas of the ocean floor​

a)

Trench

b)

Continental Self

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Abyssal Plain

e)

Continental Slope

1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
28.

Label the diagram appropriately

a)

Continental shelf

b)

Continental slope

c)

Abyssal plain

d)

Trench

1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
29.

Classify each of the following organisms: Clams

a)

plankton

b)

nekton

c)

benthos

d)

decomposer

30.

Classify each of the following organisms: Dolphins

a)

plankton

b)

nekton

c)

benthos

d)

decomposer

31.

Organisms that float and/or are carried by currents near the surface of the water



(a)  

32.

Organisms that swim through the water at various depths, without the aid of currents

a)

Plankton

b)

Nekton

c)

Benthos

33.

Organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean

a)

Plankton

b)

Nekton

c)

Benthos

34.

Describe the difference between plankton and nekton:

4 lines
35.

Corals are types of __________________.

a)

plants

b)

rocks

c)

animals

d)

algae

36.

Which of the following is a way to protect coral reefs?

a)

use poison and explosives to fish

b)

follow laws and rules to keep reefs safe

c)

keep them safe from storms and floods

d)

eat more fish that try to live in corals

37.

What is it called when coral turns white?

a)

whitening

b)

Coral Bleaching

c)

Coral Blizzard

d)

Coral Color Change

38.

When one organism benefits and one is harmed.

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

39.

When both organism’s benefit.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Commensalism

d)

Parasitism

40.

One organism benefits and one is neither harmed nor benefits.

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Parasitism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

41.

Remora and the shark: Remora fish are small fish that make their niche by picking up the scraps that sharks leave behind while feeding. The shark makes no attempt to prey on the remora fish. Which type of symbiosis is this?

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

42.

Bee and the flower: Bees fly from flower to flower-gathering nectar, which they make into food. When

they land in a flower, the bees get some pollen on their hairy bodies, and when they land in the next flower, some of the pollen from the first one rubs off, pollinating the plant. Which symbiotic relationship is this?

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

43.

Dog and the tick: Ticks live on dogs and feed off the dog’s blood. They may also infect the dog with a parasite that can cause the dog to become quite sick. Dogs also are sometimes found to be very tired because a large volume of their blood has been drained. Which type of symbiotic relationships is shown?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

44.

Hermit crabs and snails: Hermit crabs live in shells made and abandoned by snails.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

45.

Which symbiotic relationship is shown in the image?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

46.
a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

47.

Which symbiotic relationship is shown in the image?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

48.

The two most biodiverse places on earth is..

a)

Tropical rainforests and Tundras

b)

Open oceans and coral reefs

c)

Tropical rainforests and Deciduous forests

d)

Coral reefs and tropical rainforests

49.

Sea-floor spreading begins at the

a)

Deep ocean trench

b)

Mid-ocean ridge

c)

Continent's edge

50.

The youngest seafloor crust is located...

a)

Farthest from the mid-ocean ridges

b)

Closest to the mid ocean ridges

c)

Nearest the continents

d)

On the land

51.

What is occurring at the red arrows on the image.

a)

Uplifting

b)

Subduction

c)

Mountain building

d)

Erosion

52.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
53.

Undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundary is a ____________

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

deep ocean trench

c)

Mid-ocean ridge

d)

continental drift

54.
You have several days to prepare for this extreme weather event.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
55.

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

a)

Sun

b)

Mars

c)

Moon

d)

Mercury

56.
Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?
a)
they are the same
b)
the moon is larger than the sun
c)
tides are not caused by the moon
d)
the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun
57.

Tides are caused by

a)

strong winds that blow over ocean waters.

b)

the gravity of the moon and sun interacting with Earth.

c)

the shifting of the tectonic plates on the ocean floor.

d)

variations in the salinity of ocean water.

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