WorksheetsEarth Unit 2 Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
You would probably use seismic, sonar, and satellite technologies to locate which resource?
salt
sand
natural gas
manganese
Two divers are swimming in clear ocean water at a depth of 150m. The first diver is wearing a white wetsuit. When the second diver sees the first diver at that depth, what color would he see?
blue
red
orange
violet
The Salinas River empties into the Pacific Ocean and cuts into the continental shelf, thereby forming which feature?
continental margin
oceanic ridge
guyot
submarine canyon
When the earth, moon, and sun are in a line, the moon's gravity and the sun's gravity work together.
Which tide is experienced when this happens?
high tide
spring tide
low tide
neap tide
Which option is a region with steep undersea mountains and deep valleys?
ocean basic floor
continental margin
ocean ridge
ocean trench
In which environment would you find dolphins?
abyssal
sublittoral
rocky shore
pelagic
Glue secreted by seaweed or barnacles is an adaptation to which environment?
deep ocean
rocky intertidal
shallow oceanic
sublittoral
A cold-tolerant and salt-tolerant type of crab would likely be found in which part of the ocean?
surface-mixed zone
transition zone
deep zone
polar zone
A halocline is a boundary between changing regions of which property?
temperature
salinity
density
sound velocity
Which current has a great impact on reshaping the shoreline?
longshore current
flood current
ebb current
tidal current
Which factor is responsible for deep ocean circulation?
wind
Coriolis force
density differences
friction
