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Ocean Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens to the temperature of the ocean and the water pressure as you go deeper and deeper?
a)
The water gets colder and there is less pressure
b)
The water gets colder and there is more pressure
c)
The water gets warmer and there is less pressure
d)
The water gets warmer and there is more pressure
2.

In the picture, #5 is...

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Trench

c)

Abyssal Plain

d)

Continental Shelf

3.

In the following picture, #1 is _______________________.

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Ridge

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Continental Shelf

4.

In the picture, #2 is...

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Trench

5.

In the picture, by #6 where the there are some small mountains is...

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Ridge

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Trench

6.
Which of the following describes the rise and fall in the water level of the ocean that is caused by the gravitation “pull” of the sun and moon on the oceans?
a)
Tides
b)
Waves
c)
Currents
d)
Jetty
7.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is...
a)

A garbage dump in California.

b)

A Boy Scout badge that can be earned by helping clean up garbage in.

c)

A pile of garbage that is miles high in the ocean. It can occur in many places.

d)

A spot in the ocean between Hawaii and California where plastic garbage gathers.

8.

The up and down movement of surface water is ___________?

a)

Waves

b)

Jetty

c)

Tide

d)

Current

9.

A structure often made of piles of rock that the current cannot move.

a)

Wave

b)

Shore

c)

Jetty

d)

Current

10.

A steady flow of water in a regular pattern.

a)

Wave

b)

Jetty

c)

Tide

d)

Current

11.

Describe what oceans are like.

You must talk about the salinity, temperature, and water pressure.

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12.

What are the three things that can cause waves?

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