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WorksheetsOceanography/Meteorology Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The branch of science that deals with the chemical and biological properties of the sea is...
Meteorology
Geology
Oceanography
Geography
This is the area where the crust of the earth changes from continental to oceanic.
Continental Shelf
Continental Trench
Delta
Continental Wall
The steep transition from continental to oceanic crust.
Oceanic Slope
Transitional Slope
Continental Slope
Crust Slope
An extremely flat area of the sea floor
Mesa
Field
Golden Plain
Abyssal Plain
Island once exposed, but eroded and has a flat top now underwater
Abyssal Mesa
Plateau
Guyot
Volcanic Island
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 marine life zones?
Intertidal Zone
Abyssal Zone
Coastal Zone
Open Ocean Zone
Which of the following is a characteristic of the bathyal zone?
Little to no light
fluctuating salt content
Lots of sunlight
Large fish
Tides are caused by which of the following?
Gravitational pull of the sun and moon
Temperature changes near the equator
Salinity changes when fresh water meets salt water
Waves
Winds blowing over the surface of the oceans produce mass movements of water called...
Oceanic currents
Atlantic Currents
Surface Currents
Salinity Currents
The effect of earth's rotation on ocean current is called the
Rotational effect
Coriolis effect
Tradewind effect
Catamaran effect
When colder water is pushed upward, it is called...
Upwelling
Tidal surge
Oceanic swell
Saline swell
The short term conditions of the atmosphere in a local area. (Temperature, humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed, atmospheric pressure.
Confluence
Temperance
Climate
Weather
The average weather that occurs in a given region over a long period of time
Climate
Weather
Temperance
Upwelling
The layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth’s surface
Biosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
The ozone layer is within what layer of the atmosphere?
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
The uppermost region of the atmosphere that gradually fades into space
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Clouds are...
Masses of frozen water vapor
Floating balls of cotton
visible mass of water droplets or frozen ice crystals suspended in the troposphere
Smoke from fires around the earth
Weight of air pressing down on a given area
Air pressure
Air weight
Air mass
Air phase
Air that is moving parallel to ground is called
Current
Wind
Nor'easter
Gust
Air moving perpendicular to the ground is called...
Wind
Crosswind
Perpendicular wind
Current
