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Oceans (1-5)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the saltiest ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

2.

Which is the largest ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

3.

Which is the deepest ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

4.

Which is the warmest ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

5.

Which is the coldest ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

6.

Which is located entirely below the equator ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

7.

Which ocean is located between North America and Europe?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

8.

Which ocean is located between Africa, Southern Asia, and Australia?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

9.

Which ocean is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

10.

Which ocean is located near Antarctica?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

11.

Select sources of Salt Water.

a)

Glaciers

b)

Seas

c)

Icebergs

d)

Oceans

e)

Rivers

12.

Select sources of Fresh Water.

a)

Glaciers

b)

Seas

c)

Icebergs

d)

Oceans

e)

Rivers

13.

What term describes the amount of sale dissolved in water?

(a)  

14.

How much of the Earth is covered in water?

(a)  

15.

Salt water has a greater ______________ than freshwater, causing some objects to float.

a)

density

b)

depth

c)

current

d)

force

16.

Fresh water can float on top of saltwater.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Salt water can float on top of fresh water.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Ocean movement that is created when energy is transferred from wind to water

a)

Wave

b)

Tide

c)

Current

19.

ocean movement that is controlled by the moon

a)

Wave

b)

Tide

c)

Current

20.

ocean movement that is largely controlled by temperature , salinity, and sometimes wind.

a)

Wave

b)

Tide

c)

Current

21.

Waves are controlled by,.....

a)

wind

b)

temperature

c)

salinity

d)

moon

22.

Tides are controlled by,.....

a)

wind

b)

temperature

c)

salinity

d)

moon

23.

Currents are controlled by,.....

a)

wind

b)

temperature

c)

salinity

d)

moon

24.

What type of wave is an ocean wave?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Mechanical

c)

Sound

d)

Slinky

25.

The Gulf Stream is an ocean current that borders the _________ coast of the United States

a)

East

b)

West

26.

Which type of current can be can't controlled by wind?

a)

Deep sea

b)

Surface

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

Inland

27.

Which part of the continental crust that slowly slopes out into the ocean

a)

Shelf

b)

Slope

c)

Rise

28.

Which part of the continental crust slopes out to sea causing the water to get deeper.

a)

Shelf

b)

Slope

c)

Rise

29.

Which part of the continental crust consists of ocean and continental sediments build up to form large gently sloping masses that rise up in places.

a)

Shelf

b)

Slope

c)

Rise

30.

Which ocean floor geological feature is the flat surface on the ocean floor.

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Trench

d)

Seamount

31.

Which ocean floor geological feature consists of Underwater mountain ranges.

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Trench

d)

Seamount

32.

Which ocean floor geological feature consists of Deep underwater valleys.

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Trench

d)

Seamount

33.

Which ocean floor geological feature consists of underwater ocean volcanos

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Trench

d)

Seamount

34.

What is under water land feature is pictured?

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Trench

c)

Seamount

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

35.

What is under water land feature is pictured?

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Trench

c)

Seamount

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

36.

What is under water land feature is pictured?

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Trench

c)

Seamount

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

37.

What is under water land feature is pictured?

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Trench

c)

Seamount

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

38.

What part of the Continental Crust is pictured?

a)

Shelf

b)

Slope

c)

Rise

39.

What part of the Continental Crust is pictured?

a)

Shelf

b)

Slope

c)

Rise

40.

What part of the Continental Crust is pictured?

a)

Shelf

b)

Slope

c)

Rise

41.

Which zone is where sunlight easily reaches and most aquatic life exists, photosynthesis occurs.

a)

Epipelagic

b)

Mesopelagic

c)

Bathypelagic

d)

Abyssopelagic

e)

Hadalpelagic

42.

Which zone receives little sunlight, no plants live in this zone

a)

Epipelagic

b)

Mesopelagic

c)

Bathypelagic

d)

Abyssopelagic

e)

Hadalpelagic

43.

Which zone is where sunlight cannot reach and only a few organisms can survive.

a)

Epipelagic

b)

Mesopelagic

c)

Bathypelagic

d)

Abyssopelagic

e)

Hadalpelagic

44.

Which zone extends from 13,000 feet below sea level to the ocean floor.

a)

Epipelagic

b)

Mesopelagic

c)

Bathypelagic

d)

Abyssopelagic

e)

Hadalpelagic

45.

Which zone is the deepest sea layer which lies below the ocean floor

a)

Epipelagic

b)

Mesopelagic

c)

Bathypelagic

d)

Abyssopelagic

e)

Hadalpelagic

46.

What is the common name for Epipelagic?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Twilight

c)

Midnight

d)

Abyss

e)

Trench

47.

What is the common name for Mesopelagic?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Twilight

c)

Midnight

d)

Abyss

e)

Trench

48.

What is the common name for Bathypelagic?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Twilight

c)

Midnight

d)

Abyss

e)

Trench

49.

What is the common name for Abyssopelagic?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Twilight

c)

Midnight

d)

Abyss

e)

Trench

50.

What is the common name for Hadalpelagic?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Twilight

c)

Midnight

d)

Abyss

e)

Trench