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Worksheets6th Grade Science Ocean Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Identify the ocean
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
How many grams of dissolved salt are in one Kilogram of seawater
55 grams
3.5 grams
35 grams
965 grams
True or False: Magnesium Chloride is the most abundant salt in seawater
TRUE
FALSE
Identify the Ocean
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
Arctic
True or False: Precipitation Increases Salinity
TRUE
FALSE
True or False: Earthquakes Increase Ocean Salinity
TRUE
FALSE
Which of these is NOT a source of the chemicals that form Ocean Salts
Underwater Volcanoes
Underwater Vents
Underwater Landslides
Weathering and Erosion of Rocks
What is the Wave Height at a Wind Speed of 15 m/s
6 meters
3 meters
8 meters
7 meters
True or False: As Wind Speed increases, Wave Height Increases
TRUE
FALSE
Differences in water density are the primary cause of:
Deep Currents
Tides
Surface Currents
Underwater Waves
Identify the Ocean
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
Which of the following is NOT a cause of Underwater Waves?
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Landslides
Wind
Which of the following is NOT true about Wind?
Wind creates surface waves
Wind creates the tides
Wind is affected by the Coriolis effect
Wind drives surface currents
During which Moon Phases do Spring Tides occur?
New Moon and Full Moon
1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter
Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent
Full Moon and 1st Quarter
True or False: Spring Tides have the Greatest daily Tidal Range
TRUE
FALSE
True or False: Neap Tides occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following occurs only during the 1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter Moon Phases?
High Tides
Spring Tides
Neap Tides
Red Tides
The Coriolis Effect causes ocean currents to turn ___
Counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
Away From Continents
Clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
Clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
Which of the following affect Surface Currents?
Global Winds
Moon Phases
The Coriolis Effect
Continental Deflection
True or False: Deep currents carry warm water away from the equator
TRUE
FALSE
True or False: Deep Currents have a Higher Salinity than Surface Currents
TRUE
FALSE
Identify the Ocean
Indian
Pacific
Southern
Arctic
True or False: Surface Currents are Warmer than Deep Currents
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following has the highest density?
Warm water with low salinity
Warm water with high salinity
Cold water with high salinity
Cold water with low salinity
Based on Temperature, which ocean do you expect to have the lowest Surface Salinity?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Dead Sea has a high salinity primarily due to ___
Heavy Evaporation
Pollution
Heavy Precipitation
Deposition
True or False: High Tides only occur during the Full Moon and the New Moon
TRUE
FALSE
Spring Tides have the ___
Highest Low Tides and the Lowest High Tides
Lowest Low Tides and the Highest High Tides
Lowest Low Tides and the Lowest High Tides
Highest Low Tides and the Highest High Tides
True or False: Neap Tides have the Lowest High Tides and the Highest Low Tides
TRUE
FALSE
Tides are caused by ___
The Gravity of the Sun and the Moon
The Coriolis Effect
The Gravity of the Moon Alone
The Gravity of the Sun Alone
The greatest daily Tidal Range occurs ___
During a Neap Tide
During a Quarter Moon
When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in a straight line
When the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a right angle
Identify the Ocean
Atlantic
Indian
Southern
Arctic
True or False: Underwater Vents are a cause of Tsunamis
TRUE
FALSE
The Tonga Tsunami was caused by ___
A Landslide
Wind
A Volcano
An Earthquake
True or False: Melting polar ice caps decrease surface salinity
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following most likely increases ocean surface salinity?
Heavy precipitation
Warm Temperature
Cold Temperature
Rivers flowing into the ocean
Earthquakes cause ___
Continental Deflection
Underwater Waves
The Coriolis Effect
Surface Currents
True or False: Antarctica is closest to the Arctic Ocean
TRUE
FALSE
The smallest daily Tidal Range occurs ___
When the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line
During a Full or New Moon
During a Spring Tide
When the Sun, Earth, and Moon form a right angle
Which of the following best describes the Coriolis Effect
The Moon's gravitational pull on the tides
A curve given to wind and surface currents by Earth's rotation
The redistribution of salt and nutrients on the great conveyor belt
Surface Currents change direction when encountering continents
BONUS: Which of the following animals do NOT live in or near the Arctic Ocean
Polar Bears
Beluga Whales
Walruses
Penguins
BONUS: Which of the following animals do not live in or near the Southern Ocean
Penguins
Elephant Seals
Polar Bears
Leopard Seals
