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Oceans

Total questions: 123

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Name
Class
Date
1.

What hemisphere is the United States in?

a)

Southern

b)

Up

c)

Northern

d)

Equador

2.

What part of the Earth is the hottest?

a)

The middle- Equator

b)

Antarctica

c)

South Africa

d)

Sahara Desert

3.

Vertical lines that help us locate places on Earth are called?

a)

X, Y Axis

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

latitude

4.

Which two countries are found on the Equator?

a)

Congo

b)

Brazil

c)

Russia

d)

Canada

5.

What does "flatten the curve" mean(corona?)

a)

less people get sick

b)

more people get sick

c)

people get sick over a longer period of time

d)

noone gets sick

6.

Which ocean separates the US from Portugal? (Ronaldo's home)

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

7.

What is the EAC, that Crush uses in Finding Nemo?

a)

a Tsunami

b)

Waves of water in the Pacific

c)

Flow of water from Antarctica

d)

Current of water that flows along Australia

8.

What is a Tsunami?

a)

A current of water caused by the moon

b)

A huge wave caused by wind

c)

A series of waves caused by an earthquake

d)

A current caused by heat

9.

How can climate change affect the oceans?

a)

Melt polar ice making the oceans change temperature

b)

Make ocean levels rise and flood some land

c)

Make some hurricanes and typhoons longer, more destructive

d)

All of the above

10.

Would you expect California ocean to be warmer or cooler than the Atlantic ocean on the East Coast?

a)

The same because they are on the same latitude

b)

Cooler because the current comes from Arctic

c)

Warmer because the current comes from Equator

d)

Much colder

11.
The total amount of dissolved salts in a sample of water is its
a)
strength
b)
salinity
c)
pressure
d)
effect
12.
Surface currents are caused mainly by 
a)
prevailing winds
b)
tsunamis
c)
earthquakes
d)
upwelling
13.
The ______________ ocean is the largest ocean.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Artic
14.
The Arctic ocean is the ______________ ocean on Earth.
a)
largest
b)
warmest
c)
fishiest
d)
smallest
15.
Deep ocean currents are ___________.
a)
light
b)
mythical
c)
warm
d)
cold
16.
A factor that affects the density of ocean currents is 
a)
salinity
b)
time
c)
atmosphere
d)
eclipses
17.
A ___________________ is an underwater vehicle built of materials that resist pressure.
a)
gyre
b)
submersible
c)
zone
d)
seamount
18.
_____________________ brings up tiny ocean organisms and nutrients from the deeper layers of the water.
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Tsunamis
c)
Upwelling
d)
Trenches
19.
Currents affect climate by cooling or warming the _________________ above it.
a)
sun
b)
shelf
c)
plain
d)
atmosphere
20.
There are _______________ oceans in the world.
a)
five
b)
three
c)
ten
d)
two
21.
A factor that affects the density of ocean currents is 
a)
fish
b)
nutrients
c)
temperature
d)
minerals
22.
The largest surface current in North America is the ____________________.
a)
West Wind Drift
b)
California Current
c)
Peru Current
d)
Gulf Stream
23.
The world's oceans have __________% dissolved salts.
a)
5.3
b)
50
c)
3.5
d)
25
24.
The ________________ Ocean is the warmest ocean on Earth.
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
25.
The Coriolis Effect causes currents in the Northern Hemisphere to rotate
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
26.

The bottom of the ocean is just flat.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

What is the most common salt found in sea water?

a)

sodium

b)

chloride

c)

sulfate

d)

borax

28.

What percent of the ocean's water is salt?

a)

1%

b)

3.5%

c)

97%

d)

24%

29.

Which of the following contribute to the saltiness of the ocean?

a)

runoff from rivers and streams

b)

living organisms in the ocean

c)

precipitation

d)

factories dumping waste in the ocean

30.

How is a hydrothermal vent different from a volcano?

a)

hydrothermal vents release mineral water and volcanoes release magma

b)

they are pretty much the same - no differences

c)

hydrothermal vents make the ocean saltier while volcanoes do not

d)

hydrothermal vents are much cooler than volcanoes so they don't erupt as much

31.

Where can hydrothermal vents be found?

a)

only in the Pacific Ocean

b)

all along the Mid Ocean Ridge

c)

only near underwater volcanoes

d)

Anywhere on Earth

32.

Why was the discovery of hydrothermal vents so remarkable?

a)

They showed us a new life form that we didn't know existed

b)

They explained how the sea floor was spreading

c)

They explained how the ocean got salty

d)

They helped us discover how deep the ocean really is

33.

The 3 main zones of the ocean are:

a)

Euphotic, Bathyal, and Abyssal

b)

Upper, Middle, Lower

c)

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

d)

Alpha, Beta, Delta

34.

What is the deepest part of the ocean that we know of?

a)

Challenger Deep

b)

Mid Ocean Ridge

c)

Off the coast of Hawaii

d)

Sienna Deep

35.

Which of the following is a topographical map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

The bottom of the ocean is too cold for living organisms.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

What is the huge, flat area of the ocean floor called?

a)

seamounts

b)

trenches

c)

abyssal plain

d)

continental shelf

38.

The gradually sloping area at the edge of the ocean is called:

a)

abyssal plain

b)

continental slope

c)

continental shelf

d)

Galapagos Rift

39.

Which ocean is located at point D?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

40.

Which ocean is located at point A?

a)

Arctic

b)

Southern

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

41.

What is the most interesting thing (or your favorite thing) you learned in science this week?

4 lines
42.
How many oceans are there in the world?
a)
7
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
43.
Identify the ocean at location #4
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
44.

How many oceans are there around Asia?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

45.
Identify the ocean at location #3
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
46.

Our oceans cover more than ___% of the Earth’s surface.

a)

50

b)

60

c)

70

d)

80

47.
Identify the ocean at location #1
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
48.

Over ___% of our planet’s oxygen is produced by the ocean.

a)

60

b)

70

c)

80

d)

90

49.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

50.

Less than ___% of the planet’s oceans have been explored.

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

51.

The largest ocean on Earth is the ___ Ocean.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Artic

52.
Identify the ocean at location #5
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
53.
_____________ is the measure of how salty the ocean's water is. 
a)
salinity
b)
solution 
c)
coral 
d)
plankton 
54.

What are the names of the oceans?

a)

Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica

b)

Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic

c)

India, Pacif, Atlanta, Art

d)

Indian, Pacific, Atlanta, Antarctica

55.
Identify the ocean at location #2
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
56.

What can you do to stop pollution of oceans?

a)

Go swimming more

b)

Watch a video

c)

Write a letter

d)

Reduce amount of garbage

57.

True or False: All oceans have salt?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

58.

How many oceans is Australia surrounded by?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

59.

Which ocean is half the size of the Pacific?

a)

Arctic ocean

b)

Atlantic ocean

c)

Southern ocean

d)

Indian ocean

60.

The Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean are the two largest oceans on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Which is not an ocean?

a)

Southern ocean

b)

Arctic ocean

c)

Caribbean ocean

d)

Indian ocean

62.

Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%

63.

There are _____ oceans in the world

a)

4

b)

6

c)

5

d)

9

64.

The following are the oceans according to size

a)

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic

b)

Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic

c)

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic

d)

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic

65.

The _________ is located in the North Pole.

a)

Antarctic Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

66.

Smaller bodies of salt water are called

a)

seas

b)

lakes

c)

oceans

d)

rivers

67.

The ______________ covers a third of the earth's surface.

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

68.

The deepest parts of the ocean are called

a)

trenches

b)

abyss

c)

deep sea plain

d)

guyot

69.

Underwater volcanoes with flat tops are known as

a)

shelf

b)

abyss

c)

guyots

d)

slope

70.

Seas, bays, channels and gulfs are other bodies of _____

a)

salt water

b)

fresh water

c)

swampy water

d)

loamy water

71.

Winds blowing across the surface of the oceans and seas cause them to move in ripples called ________

a)

tides

b)

waves

c)

current

d)

motion

72.

Jellyfish is an example of

a)

zooplankton

b)

benthos

c)

nekton

73.

Whales, eels, dolphin and squid are examples of

a)

benthos

b)

nekton

c)

zooplankton

74.

Lobsters, starfish, warms and snails are examples of

a)

zooplankton

b)

benthos

c)

nekton

75.

Pythoplankton inhabit

a)

the bottom of the ocean

b)

the middle of the ocean

c)

the surface of the ocean

d)

the beginning of the ocean

76.

People who study oceans are called

a)

oceanographists

b)

oceaners

c)

oceanists

d)

oceanographers

77.

Which of the following bodies is part of the world ocean?

a)

The Gulf of Mexico

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Niagara Falls

78.

How is the Caspian Sea different from the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

The Caspian Sea is part of the Atlantic Ocean; the Mediterranean is part of the Pacific Ocean

b)

The Caspian Sea isn't directly connected to any ocean; the Mediterranean is

c)

The Caspian Sea contains fresh water; the Mediterranean contains salt water

d)

The Caspian Sea cannot support marine life; the Mediterranean supports a lot of marine life

79.

In the movie, Tim says that the waters of the world ocean are "integral" to life on earth. What does "integral" mean?

a)

Unnecessary

b)

Deadly

c)

Helpful

d)

Essential

80.

What might happen if warm and cool currents did not move through the ocean's waters?

a)

Ocean temperatures would become either too hot or too cold to support life.

b)

Climates on land might be extremely different.

c)

There would be no ocean tides.

d)

The pace of global warming would accelerate.

81.

What powers the process of evaporation, by which salt water is turned into fresh water?

a)

Ocean currents

b)

Ocean tides

c)

Heat from the sun

d)

Photosynthesis, which is undergone by algae and other marine plants

82.

How does the Pacific Ocean compare to the world's other oceans?

a)

It's the smallest

b)

It's the largest

c)

It's the hottest

d)

It's the coldest

83.

If you were visiting Asia during monsoon season, what object might you want to bring?

a)

snow shoes

b)

winter coat

c)

rain coat

d)

sun tan lotion

84.

One direct effect of the Gulf Stream is that:

a)

Northwestern Europe tends to be warmer than northeastern North America

b)

Africa is the hottest continent on the planet

c)

The climate of Australia is warm enough to support human life

d)

Antarctica is the coldest continent on the planet

85.

What do you call a scientist who studies the ocean for a living?

a)

An oceanist

b)

An oceanologist

c)

An oceanographer

d)

An oceananthropist

86.

What can you infer about the Northern and Southern Oceans from the information presented in the movie?

a)

They're deeper than the other oceans.

b)

They're saltier than the other oceans.

c)

They contain more life than the other oceans.

d)

They're colder than the other oceans.

87.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

88.

How many oceans are there in the world?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

89.

Where is Australia?

a)

Orange

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Purple

90.

Where is North America?

a)

Pink

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Red

91.

Where is Asia?

a)

Pink

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Orange

92.

Where is South America?

a)

Pink

b)

Purple

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange

93.

Where is Europe?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange

94.

Where is Africa?

a)

Pink

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange

95.

Where is Antarctica?

a)

Purple

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

Orange

96.

Where is the pink heart?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

97.

Where is the green heart?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

98.

Where is the blue heart?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

99.

Where is the yellow heart?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

100.

Where is the orange heart?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

101.

A measure of the amount of dissolved salt contained in water

a)

Salinity

b)

Oceans

c)

Sonar

d)

Seamounts

102.

A very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically

a)

Upwelling

b)

Crest

c)

Oceans

d)

Density

103.

A system that uses sound waves to measure distances and locate objects.

a)

Salinity

b)

Condensation

c)

Ocean Current

d)

Sonar

104.

Underwater mountains

a)

Mid-ocean-ridge

b)

Seamounts

c)

waves

d)

crest

105.

A wide flat area of the ocean floor that is covered with a thick layer of sediment

a)

Ocean trenches

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Volcanic Island

d)

El Niño

106.

Underwater volcanoes tall enough to reach above the surface

a)

Topography

b)

Longshore current

c)

Continental slope

d)

Volcanic Island

107.

The flat or gradually sloping land that extends underwater from the edge of a continent to a continental slope

a)

Rip current

b)

Waves

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Wave length

108.

land that drops down steeply at the edge of a continental shelf

a)

Continental slope

b)

Topography

c)

Ocean trenches

d)

Downwelling

109.

all natural and human-made surface features of a particular area

a)

Mid-ocean-ridge

b)

Topography

c)

Trough

d)

Waves

110.

narrow steep sided clefts in the ocean floor

a)

crest

b)

ocean current

c)

rip current

d)

Ocean trenches

111.

Highest point of a wave

a)

Density

b)

wave length

c)

Crest

d)

wave height

112.

a mass of moving ocean water

a)

Upwelling

b)

Ocean currents

c)

Density

d)

El Niño

113.

the vertical movement of deep water up to the surface

a)

Rip current

b)

Waves

c)

Upwelling

d)

Downwelling

114.

A property of matter representing mass per volume

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Speed

d)

Density

115.

the movement of water from the surface to greater depths

a)

Downwelling

b)

Volcanic welling

c)

sidewelling

d)

crosswelling

116.

A global weather event that may last for 12 to 18 months and is caused by changes in air and water movements.

a)

La Niña

b)

La muchacha

c)

El Niño

d)

All of the above

117.

the overall direction and movement of water as waves strike the shore at an angle

a)

Wave length

b)

high current

c)

sideshore current

d)

Longshore current

118.

A chain of mountains that run through an ocean basin

a)

Deposition

b)

Mid-ocean-ridge

c)

Rip current

d)

Salinity

119.

Narrow streams of water that break through sandbars and drain rapidly back to sea.

a)

Salinity

b)

Rip Current

c)

Sea-floor spreading

d)

Rock density

120.

Lowest point of a wave

a)

Low Valley

b)

Deep Valley

c)

Trough

d)

Sinkhole

121.

Vertical distance between the crest and the trough

a)

Topography

b)

Longshore Current

c)

Upwelling

d)

Wave height

122.

Horizontal distance between two crests or two troughs

a)

Wave current

b)

Wave distance

c)

Wave length

d)

Crest

123.

Rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter or space; in oceans, waves move through seawater.

a)

Waves

b)

Lakes

c)

Motion

d)

Ocean movement

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