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Oceans Part 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What modern device do oceanographers use to determine ocean depth and to map out the ocean floor?

a)

Radiometer

b)

Radar

c)

Sonar

d)

Depth Gauge

2.

Which part of the seafloor would be the most difficult to explore because of pressure issues?

a)

Trench

b)

Seamounts

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Continental Slope

3.

Which ocean feature is labeled A in purple on the diagram?

a)

Continental Slope

b)

Continental Shelf

c)

Seamount

d)

Abyssal Plain

4.

Which ocean feature is labeled B in red on the diagram?

a)

Continental Slope

b)

Continental Shelf

c)

Seamount

d)

Abyssal Plain

5.

Which ocean feature is labeled C in yellow on the diagram?


*Hint: Between Continental Slope and Abyssal Plain

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Trench

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Rift Valley

6.

Which ocean feature is labeled E in blue on the diagram?


*Hint: Center dip in the Mid-Ocean Ridge

a)

Seamount

b)

Trench

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Rift Valley

7.

Which ocean feature is labeled F in grey on the diagram?


*Hint: Mariana's _________ is the deepest place on Earth.

a)

Seamount

b)

Trench

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Rift Valley

8.

Which ocean feature is labeled G in pink on the diagram?


*Hint: Flat area on bottom of ocean

a)

Seamount

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Abyssal Plain

d)

Rift Valley

9.

Which ocean feature is labeled H in green on the diagram?


*Hint: Underwater volcanoes, Hawaiian islands formed with these.

a)

Seamount

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Abyssal Plain

d)

Rift Valley

10.

What type of plate boundary is found at the mid-ocean ridge?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

11.

What is most likely to occur as ice caps melt?

a)

Rain would be more acidic

b)

Sea would cover more land

c)

Earth would cool

d)

Rivers would flow more rapidly

12.

An estuary is an area ______________.

a)

of only freshwater

b)

of only saltwater

c)

where freshwater and saltwater mix

d)

where pond water and river water mix

13.

Rain from tropical storm Lee delivered high levels of contaminating particles into the Susquehanna River.

How will this affect the Chesapeake bay?

a)

Increase filtration rate in the Bay

b)

Increase species diversity in the Bay

c)

Water quality will improve in the Bay

d)

Water quality will decrease in the Bay

14.

Estuaries like the Chesapeake Bay are extremely important to protect because they have high _________.

*Hint: Freshwater and Saltwater animals live here

a)

algal blooms

b)

salinity

c)

biological activity

d)

dissolved oxygen

15.

True or False: Nutrient pollution causes toxic algal blooms and fish kills because there is no longer enough oxygen in the water to support life. Creating DEAD ZONES.

a)

True

b)

False