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SOL 4.7 - Oceans Study Guide

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of ocean ecosystem would you find around the northern polar region of the world?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Antarctic Ocean

c)

Kelp Forest

d)

Coral Reef

2.

About how much of the Earth is covered with ocean?

a)

97%

b)

55%

c)

70%

d)

85%

3.

Which of the following organisms is at the top of an ocean food chain?

a)

Plankton

b)

Cod

c)

Lobster

d)

Shark

4.

Which of the following creates surface currents?

a)

Salinity

b)

Wind and storms

c)

The gravitational pull of the moon

d)

The temperature of the water

5.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why it is difficult for most animals to live in the deep sea?

a)

The pressure is too great.

b)

There are too many predators swimming in the deep sea.

c)

The temperature is too cold.

d)

It is pitch black and they are unable to see

6.

Tides are controlled by....

a)

Salinity

b)

Wind and storms

c)

The gravitational pull of the moon

d)

The temperature of the water

7.

Which of the following is an ocean current that borders the east coast of the United States?

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Jett Stream

c)

North Atlantic Current

d)

Equatorial Current

8.

What flat underwater feature makes up nearly 50% of the Earth's surface?

a)

Trench

b)

Continental Shelf

c)

Seamount

d)

Abyssal Plain

9.

Which of the following can be found in the most shallow parts of the ocean?

a)

Trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Continental Shelf

10.

What do you call an ocean volcano?

a)

Trench

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Seamount

d)

Continental Slope

11.

The Mariana __________ is the deepest known place on Earth

a)

Volcanoe

b)

Seamount

c)

Ridge

d)

Trench

12.
The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the...
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trench
13.
What is letter C?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Cont. Shelf
c)
Cont. Slope
d)
Abyssal Plain
14.
What is letter D?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Volcanic Island
d)
Seamount
15.
What is letter E?
a)
Volcanic Island
b)
Seamount
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Abyssal Plain
16.
What is letter A?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Cont. Slope
c)
Seamount
d)
Abyssal Plain
17.
What is letter G?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Rift
c)
Trench
d)
Cont. Shelf
18.
the deepest part of the ocean
a)
trenches
b)
abyssal plain
c)
ocean basin
d)
rift
19.

What is the part of the ocean where most life is found? This is also the sloping border on the continent that is below the water.

a)

ocean trench

b)

continental shelf

c)

abyssal plain

d)

ocean current

20.

What are ocean currents?

a)

movement of ocean water from one area to another

b)

the gravitational pull on the water by the moon

c)

the daily newspaper of a coastal town

21.

What causes ocean currents?

a)

It's all the moon's fault.

b)

Wind patterns and differences in water temperature

c)

Plants

d)

The movement of ships on the ocean

22.

The salinity of ocean water is determined by

a)

the depth of the water, melting icebergs, rates of evaporation, and the amount of runoff from nearby land.

b)

the number of ships on the ocean, pollution, and the number of animals in the ocean.

c)

the phase of the moon, the amount of moisture in the air, and the amount of trash in the ocean.

23.

True or False. Ocean water is a mixture of gases, water, and dissolved solids.

a)

True.

b)

False.

24.

The tides are

a)

how easily things float in the ocean water.

b)

the amount of runoff from the land.

c)

the daily rise and fall of the Earth's water on the coastline.

d)

caused only by hurricanes.

25.

What is the name for the group of organisms who float in the water and must have the sun to produce energy through photosynthesis? These organisms are the base of the food chain.

a)

plankton

b)

benthos

c)

nekton

d)

seaweed

26.

In this photo, who is the producer?

a)

The plankton

b)

the shrimp

c)

the fish

d)

the shark

27.

Which of these increases as you go deeper in the ocean?

a)

Temperature

b)

Pressure

c)

Number of plants

28.

Ocean water is different from a lake because ocean water contains

a)

Oxygen

b)

Algae

c)

Salt

d)

Plants

29.

As you go deeper in the ocean, the temperature

a)

Increases (gets warmer)

b)

Decreases (gets colder)

30.

Waves are caused by

a)

Clouds

b)

Wind

c)

Currents

31.

The arrows in this picture represent-

a)

Currents

b)

Tides

c)

Waves

32.

The Ocean Current that affects weather in Virginia is called the-

a)

Virginia Current

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Pacific Current

d)

Labrador Current

33.

Coral Reefs contain large populations of ocean species. Most coral reefs are found near the equator. This means that-

a)

Most oceans are too deep for coral reefs

b)

Coral reefs need warm water to survive

c)

Ocean currents move coral reefs around

d)

Coral reefs need cold water to survive

34.

Algae and other producers need a lot of sunlight to survive in the ocean. Which part of the ocean would they most likely live in?

a)

Abyssal plain

b)

Trench

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Continental Slope

35.

What is the Ocean Feature shown at number 1

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Abyssal Plain

36.

What is the Ocean Feature shown at number 2

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Abyssal Plain

37.

What is the Ocean Feature shown at number 3

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Abyssal Plain

38.

What is the Ocean Feature shown at number 4

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Abyssal Plain

39.

Which feature would have the least amount of sunlight and the least amount of life?

a)

Seamount

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Ocean Trench

40.

Which feature would have the most amount of sunlight and the most amount of life?

a)

Seamount

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Ocean Trench

41.

Using the Ocean Food web, which answer gives the correct order of an ocean food chain?

a)

Large shark, Tuna, Mackeral, Small fish

b)

Mackeral, Small Fish, Tuna, Shark

c)

One-celled like, shrimp-like creatures, small fish, Tuna, Shark.

d)

One-celled life, shrimp-like creatures, mackeral, tuna, shark.

42.

Which Organisim in the Food web gets its energy from the Sun?

a)

Large shark

b)

Tuna

c)

Small Fish

d)

Phytoplankton

43.

When water evaporates from the surface of the ocean, does that increase or decrease the salinity of the ocean water?

a)

Increase the salinity

b)

Decrease the salinity

44.

What are the causes of Ocean Currents? (Pick three)

a)

The moon's gravity

b)

The differences in temperature

c)

The differenences in salinity

d)

Wind Patterns

e)

A large herd of whales swimming togethers.

45.

The moon's gravity effects what?

a)

Ocean Currents

b)

Ocean Waves

c)

Ocean Depth

d)

Ocean Tides

46.

What is an accurate conclusion that can be made about plants that live close to the water's surface?

a)

Plants need the ocean currents to survive.

b)

Organisms can't live deep in the ocean.

c)

Nothing can live in the dark parts of the ocean.

d)

Plants need sunlight for photosynthesis.

47.

Select all the Floating Organisms below:

a)

Sharks

b)

Plankton

c)

Fish

d)

Phytoplankton

48.

Select all the Swimming Organisms below:

a)

Sharks

b)

Plankton

c)

Fish

d)

Coral

49.

What covers 70% of the earth's surface

a)

Ocean

b)

Rivers

c)

Lakes

d)

Ponds

50.

the process in which plants use light energy to make food

a)

Pistil

b)

Pollen

c)

Anther

d)

Photosynthesis

51.

The depth of the ocean

a)

never changes

b)

varies

52.

Salinity is the measure of all __________dissolved in water.

a)

salts

b)

sand

c)

waves

d)

orgainisms

53.

Most areas are covered with thick layers of sediments like sand, mud, and rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The ocean floor has features just like the land on continents does.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

This includes plants and floating organisms like algae and phytoplankton. They use the sun's energy to make their own food.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

56.

___________________ get their energy by eating other organisms.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

57.

_______________ break down dead plants and animals in the ocean, helping to release energy back into the ecosystem.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

58.

If something happens to one part of the food chain, it can affect everything else that depends on the food chain.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

A/an _______ is a large body of salt water surrounding large land masses.

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

ocean

d)

pond

60.

The word "marine" means anything that is found in, or made by, the sea.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

An ocean is a/an __________ ecosystem.

a)

marine

b)

rain forest

c)

savanna

d)

fresh water

62.

Marine organisms, or plants and animals that live in the ocean, depend on the dissolved _______________ for survival.

a)

salt

b)

gases

c)

rocks

d)

sand