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WorksheetsProperties of Seawater Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
This states that the ions dissolved in seawater are found in the same proportions everywhere in the world.
Rule of Constant Proportions
Rule of Acidification
Rule of Adhesion
Rule of Solubility
Over time, the oceans have decreased in pH. This process is known as
cohesion
viscosity
ocean acidification
salinity
The amount of salt dissolved in sewater is
acidification
salinity
cohesion
adhesion
When water sticks to substances other than water
adhesion
cohesion
salinity
acidification
Water molecules stick to other water molecules
cohesion
adhesion
salinity
solubility
Materials that are dissolved in seawater
acids
salts
solutes
How does transparency help photosynthetic organisms?
Light is blocked, protecting photosynthetic organisms.
Light can pass through the water, allowing photosynthetic organisms to make their food.
Light can pass through, allowing photosynthetic organisms to hunt for food.
Light is blocked, allowing photosynthetic organisms to rest.
What happens to pressure the deeper into the ocean you go?
it increases
it decreases
Why does sound travel faster in water than in air?
Water has more solutes in it than air.
Water is less dense than air.
Water is more dense than air.
Water has more space than air.
What happens to the density of the seawater as temperature decreases?
it increases
it decreases
The color of light that is least absorbed by the ocean is
red
orange
green
blue
Which two solutes make up the largest percentage of dissolved material in seawater?
sodium, sulfate
sodium, chloride
oxygen, chloride
chloride, magnesium
Ocean acidification affects organisms most with structures made of
calcium carbonate
silica
collagen
phosphorous
Which process can remove pure water from seawater?
increasing temperature
increasing salinity
evaporation
precipitation
The three most abundant gases dissolved in seawater are
hydrogen, chloride, carbon
carbon, chloride, oxygen
carbon dioxide, nitrogen, magnesium
nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen
True/False: The temperature of the ocean does not fluctuate as much as the temperature of air.
True
False
Marine organisms will almost never experience temperatures greater than
15 C
30 C
25 C
40 C
The ocean absorbs about 30% of the _____ released into the atmosphere.
carbon dioxide
oxygen
nitrogen
helium
