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Exploring the Ocean

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ocean water freezes at a _____ temperature than fresh water.

a)

lower

b)

higher

2.

What is a volcanic mountain that forms near a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

abyssal plain

b)

seamount

c)

continental slope

d)

mid-ocean ridge

3.

A gently sloping continental _____ extends from the edge of each continent.

a)

ridge

b)

trench

c)

shelf

d)

slope

4.

How does the density of freshwater compare to the density of salt water?

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

the same

5.

What happens to the water temperature as you go deeper below the ocean surface?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

6.

How much sodium chloride and other salts are dissolved in a water sample is the water's _____.

a)

density

b)

pressure

c)

microbe level

d)

salinity

7.

Old ocean floor sinks toward the mantle at _____.

a)

an abyssal plain

b)

a trench

c)

a continental shelf

d)

a mid-ocean ridge

8.

What is a smooth, nearly flat region of the ocean floor?

a)

a trench

b)

a continental ridge

c)

a mid-ocean slope

d)

an abyssal plain

9.

Scientists use _____, a form of technology that uses sound waves, to help them map the ocean floor.

a)

sonar

b)

radar

c)

echocardiogram

d)

fluoroscope

10.

Water _____ increases with depth in the ocean because the weight of the water above increases.

a)

pressure

b)

temperature

c)

salinity

d)

microbes