WorksheetsOceans Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The ocean floor's gradual slope between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.
Continental Shelf
Continental Rise
Trench
Mid-Ocean Ridge
The amount of salt dissolved in water
Plankton
Current
Salinity
Organism
Underwater mountain ranges
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Continental Rise
Abyssal Plain
Continental Shelf
An ocean movement caused by wind and can influence climates around the world.
Abyssal Plain
Wave
Tide
Current
The part of the continental crust that slowly slopes out into the ocean.
Abyssal Plain
Trench
Continental Shelf
Mid-Ocean Ridge
An ocean movement controlled by the moon.
Current
Tide
Wave
Salinity
A steep decline out to sea, bordering the continental shelf.
Abyssal Plain
Continental Slope
Trench
Mid-Ocean Ridge
An ocean movement created when energy is transferred from a source to the surface of the water.
Wave
Current
Tide
Trench
Deep underwater valley
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Trench
Continental Shelf
Continental Rise
Microscopic floating organism that is a source of food for many ocean animals.
Salinity
Trench
Plankton
Tide
The flat surface on the ocean floor
Trench
Continental Slope
Abyssal Plain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Which of the following is NOT an adaptation of animals living in the deep sea?
Bioluminescence
No eyes
A body with bright colors
A keen sense of smell
About how much of the Earth is covered with water?
40%
55%
70%
85%
Which of these creatures would be at the top of its food chain?
Plankton
Shark
Shrimp
Flounder
Which of these creates currents?
Salinity
Gravitational pull
Wind and storms
Temperature
Why is it difficult for most animals to live in the deep sea?
The pressure is too high.
The visibility is good.
There is a lot of food
The temperature is mild.
How are tides created/controlled?
water temperature
wind
moon's gravitational pull
salinity
Which current is closest to Virginia?
East Australian Current
Gulf Stream
South Atlantic Current
Antarctic Subpolar Current
This underwater surface is flat and covers about 50% of Earth's surface:
Abyssal Plain
Trench
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
This part of the ocean is found in the shallows:
Seamount
Continental Rise
Trench
Continental Shelf
An ocean volcano
Abyssal Plain
Trench
Seamount
Mid-Ocean Ridge
All food chains begin with...
(a)
True or false: Most ocean animals live in the midnight zone.
True
False
Trenches are located in the
sunlight zone
midnight zone
hadal zone
abyss zone
Which of the following is NOT a reason most animals live in the sunlight zone?
food is plentiful
water temperature is suitable
the pressure is very high
photosynthesis happens here
