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Oceans Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ocean floor's gradual slope between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Rise

c)

Trench

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

2.

The amount of salt dissolved in water

a)

Plankton

b)

Current

c)

Salinity

d)

Organism

3.

Underwater mountain ranges

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Continental Rise

c)

Abyssal Plain

d)

Continental Shelf

4.

An ocean movement caused by wind and can influence climates around the world.

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

d)

Current

5.

The part of the continental crust that slowly slopes out into the ocean.

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Trench

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

6.

An ocean movement controlled by the moon.

a)

Current

b)

Tide

c)

Wave

d)

Salinity

7.

A steep decline out to sea, bordering the continental shelf.

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Trench

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

8.

An ocean movement created when energy is transferred from a source to the surface of the water.

a)

Wave

b)

Current

c)

Tide

d)

Trench

9.

Deep underwater valley

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Trench

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Continental Rise

10.

Microscopic floating organism that is a source of food for many ocean animals.

a)

Salinity

b)

Trench

c)

Plankton

d)

Tide

11.

The flat surface on the ocean floor

a)

Trench

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Abyssal Plain

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

12.

Which of the following is NOT an adaptation of animals living in the deep sea?

a)

Bioluminescence

b)

No eyes

c)

A body with bright colors

d)

A keen sense of smell

13.

About how much of the Earth is covered with water?

a)

40%

b)

55%

c)

70%

d)

85%

14.

Which of these creatures would be at the top of its food chain?

a)

Plankton

b)

Shark

c)

Shrimp

d)

Flounder

15.

Which of these creates currents?

a)

Salinity

b)

Gravitational pull

c)

Wind and storms

d)

Temperature

16.

Why is it difficult for most animals to live in the deep sea?

a)

The pressure is too high.

b)

The visibility is good.

c)

There is a lot of food

d)

The temperature is mild.

17.

How are tides created/controlled?

a)

water temperature

b)

wind

c)

moon's gravitational pull

d)

salinity

18.

Which current is closest to Virginia?

a)

East Australian Current

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

South Atlantic Current

d)

Antarctic Subpolar Current

19.

This underwater surface is flat and covers about 50% of Earth's surface:

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Trench

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Continental Rise

20.

This part of the ocean is found in the shallows:

a)

Seamount

b)

Continental Rise

c)

Trench

d)

Continental Shelf

21.

An ocean volcano

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Trench

c)

Seamount

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

22.

All food chains begin with...

(a)  

23.

True or false: Most ocean animals live in the midnight zone.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Trenches are located in the

a)

sunlight zone

b)

midnight zone

c)

hadal zone

d)

abyss zone

25.

Which of the following is NOT a reason most animals live in the sunlight zone?

a)

food is plentiful

b)

water temperature is suitable

c)

the pressure is very high

d)

photosynthesis happens here