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Ocean Properties AKS 3d Interim Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

As you descend to the ocean floor towards the abyssal plain what happens to the temperature, density and light?

a)

Temperature decreases,

density increases and light decreases

b)

Temperature increases, density increases and light decreases

c)

They all decrease

d)

They all increase

2.

Which statement best describes how density is affected by salinity? AKS 3d

a)

As the salinity of the water decreases, the density increases.

b)

As the salinity of the water increases, the density increases

c)

As the salinity of the water decreases, there is no change in density.

d)

There is no relationship between salinity and density

3.

Refer to the diagram above. Which of the following questions can best be answered by the data presented in the graph above? AKS 3d

a)

Is there a direct relationship between the density and salinity of ocean water?

b)

Is there an indirect relationship between the density and salinity of ocean water?

c)

Does the density of ocean water increase over time?

d)

Does the salinity of ocean water increase over time?

4.

How do great rivers, such as the Nile, the Amazon and the Mississippi affect the salinity of the oceans they flow into? AKS 3c

a)

The rivers increase the salinity of the oceans because they remove fresh water.

b)

The rivers decrease the salinity of the oceans because they remove freshwater.

c)

The rivers increase the salinity of the oceans because they add freshwater.

d)

The rivers decrease the salinity of the oceans because they add freshwater.

5.

When water evaporates from the ocean, what happens to the salt in the water?

a)

The salt does not evaporate and is left behind.

b)

The salt evaporates with the water and becomes a gas in the air.

c)

The salt freezes into solid crystals

d)

The salt condenses and sinks deeper into the ocean

6.

Which of the following questions can best be answered by the data presented in the chart above? AKS 3d

a)

What are the types of sea water?

b)

How does sea water differ from freshwater?

c)

Which “other” elements make up fresh water?

d)

Which two salt elements are the most abundant (common) in seawater?

7.

What is the average salinity of the world's oceans?

a)

35%

b)

97%

c)

3.5%

d)

71%

8.

Mary and Alex want to learn more about salty ocean water. The two students perform a lab to determine the density of saltwater which represents an ocean versus freshwater which represents a lake. Which factor in their experiment affects the density of the water?

a)

type of egg

b)

size of beakers

c)

amount of salt

d)

amount of water

9.

Which physical property of ocean water is determined by the salinity and temperature of ocean water?

a)

mass

b)

density

c)

volume

d)

light

10.

Deep ocean trenches are created by subduction. ______________and_____________ are (greater)higher here than at the surface of the ocean.

a)

density, pressure

b)

temperature, pressure

c)

density, temperature

d)

temperature, light