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Oceanography Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the floor of the continental shelf

a)

Sharks!

b)

Jagged rocks

c)

Sand, mud, rock and THICK sediment

d)

All of the above

2.

What percent of the ocean covers the Earth?

a)

80

b)

50

c)

20

d)

70

3.

What is the main contributor to the formation of waves?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Wind

c)

Warm water

d)

Salinity

4.

What produces most of the world's oxygen?

a)

The Coral Reef

b)

Plants

c)

Phytoplankton

d)

Fish

5.

90% of marine life lives here...

a)

Seamonts

b)

The ocean

c)

Trenches

d)

Continental shelf

6.

A positive influence on the environment include the following. Check all that apply

a)

Improve and monitor marine populations

b)

Ban hunting or harming certain marine populations

c)

Programs to prevent pollution in our ocean

d)

Limit catches of stressed populations

7.

Phytoplankton contributes to which of the following. Check all that apply.

a)

live primarily on the oceans bottom

b)

are a base of the ocean's ecosystem

c)

do not flourish in nutrient rich water

d)

are eaten by many different types of organisms

e)

produce much of the Earth's oxygen

8.

How is the salinity of water determined?

a)

Lakes, stream, and estuaries

b)

Evaporation, runoff, and wind

c)

The depth of the water

d)

Pollution, salt. and animal waste

9.

Pressure increase as...

a)

Depth increases

b)

Depth decreases

c)

Waves fall to shore

d)

The test gets closer!

10.

Abudant life teems on the...

a)

Abyssal plain

b)

Trenches

c)

Seamounts

d)

Continental shelf

11.

Tides depend on the gravitational pull of...

a)

The Earth

b)

Mars

c)

The Moon

d)

NASA

12.

As ocean depth decreases what increases?

a)

Water temperature

b)

Water pressure

c)

Salinity

d)

Animal life

13.

What affects the salinity in the ocean? Check all that apply.

a)

The fish living there

b)

Run off from the land

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

14.

If you lived in Canada, the Gulf Stream in Europe is...

a)

A freezing temperature as Canada at the same latitude

b)

A higher temperature as Canada at the same latitude

c)

A different temperature as Canada at the same latitude

d)

The same temperature as Canada at the same latitude

15.

What does all ocean life depend on

a)

Zooplankton

b)

Phytoplankton

c)

Fish

d)

A stable ecosystem

16.

If you were able to take a specialized water craft into a trench, the pressure down there would be...

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

c)

The same

d)

Impossible to measure

17.

What would be considered variables in an experiment to make an egg float?

a)

The size of the egg, its weight, and the color

b)

The amount of water, the amount of salt, and height of the egg in water

c)

The container, the color of the water and the salinity

d)

The person conducting the experiment, the color pen, and enthusiasm for the experiment

18.

How would you describe currents?

a)

They flow through the trench and disrupt the surface.

b)

They flow the same all over the Earth.

c)

They flow in undetermined patterns.

d)

They flow like rivers and are will defined circular patterns.

19.

How does salinity affect ocean currents?

a)

It does not affect them at all.

b)

It creates a warmer environment.

c)

It affects density and and causes convection.

d)

It makes them stronger.

20.

Marine organisms depend on what for survival?

a)

Dissolved gases

b)

Dissolved marine animal remains

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Sharks

21.

What should we avoid to prevent affecting life in the ocean?

Check all that apply

a)

Insecticides

b)

Herbicides

c)

Oil spills

d)

Dumping in the ocean

22.

Review: The primary function of a leaf on a plan it what?

a)

To look pretty!

b)

To hold the roots in place

c)

To use the sunlight for energy in food production

d)

To add support for the plant to grow