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WorksheetsFCHS Oceanography Quiz 2021
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 18mins
Place a check next to the sources of Earth's water. Check ALL that apply.
comets
meteorites
cooling rock
water in the mantle
Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to its
Greater depth
Lower freezing point
Smaller mass
Higher salinity
Which number is pointing to the continental slope?
1
2
3
4
The deepest point in the ocean is ________________________.
The Abyssal Trench
The Marianas Trench
Sealab 2020
The Nordic Chasm
How much of Earth's water is the salty water of the oceans?
25%
50%
75%
97%
What tool measures the salinity of ocean water?
barometer
psychrometer
hydrometer
thermometer
What is the distance between wave crests called (b)?
amplitude
wavelength
wave height
frequency
Which type of water is the densest?
warm freshwater
cold freshwater
warm saltwater
cold saltwater
The curving of Earth's water due to the spinning of Earth on its axis is called the _______________ Effect
Greenhouse
Curvature
Coriolis
Spinning
This type of current occurs when cold, nutrient-rich water rises to the surface.
turbidity current
upwelling current
density current
Charlie current
This type of current can carry you parallel along the shore making it difficult to find your belongings when you emerge from the ocean and return to the beach.
tsunami current
rip current
longshore current
tidal current
A dangerous current formed when a section of a sandbar is eroded. To prevent this current from sweeping you to sea you should swim parallel to shore.
rip current
longshore current
tidal current
Tides are caused by the pull of
the sun on Earth's waters
the moon on Earth's waters
BOTH the sun and the moon on Earth's waters (buy mostly the moon)
In which tide are high tides higher than normal and low tides lower than normal?
spring tide
neap tide
True or False: We have two high tides and two low tides almost every day.
true
false
A shallow area of sediment near the shore...
Continental Shelf
Ocean Trench
Continental Slope
Abyssal Plain
Which of these are the deepest parts of the oceans?
Continental Shelf
Abyssal Plain
Ocean Trench
Continental Rise
As the depth of the ocean water increases, the temperature...
increases (warmer)
decreases (colder)
As the depth of ocean waters increases, the pressure...
increases (more pressure)
decreases (less pressure)
What technology is used to map the ocean floor?
sonar
lipar
electromagnetism
What is the deepest known area of the ocean floor?
Montezuma's Rift
Marianna's Trench
Marissa Cantu's Ridge
Marquis Island
Bob Ballard had this discovery of a new lifeform that lived off of chemicals years before he ever discovered the Titanic.
tubeworms
angler fish
nottheanswer fish
What would this ocean creature be classified as?
plankton
nekton
benthos
Mason
Human activity can lead to (select all that apply)
ocean acidification
ocean pollution
oil spills
In what phases of the moon would you have a spring tide?
New and full
1st and 3rd quarter
half and full
1/3 and 2/7
