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OCE Module 1 & 2

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of Plate Boundary has the most explosive earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis?

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Pacific Ring of Fire

2.

What plate boundary type is where we find subduction zones?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Pacific

3.

What is a subduction zone?

a)

a deep sea trench

b)

near seafloor spreading

c)

where two divergent plates seperate

d)

when two convergent plates collide and one goes under the other

4.

A continental and oceanic plates are colliding at a convergent boundary, which plate is subducted (goes under the other).

a)

Neither they collide and form mountains

b)

the continental plate will be subducted

c)

the oceanic plate will be subducted

d)

they will both be subducted.

5.

At what plate boundaries will we find volcanoes?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Convergent and divergent

6.

What is a divergent plate boundary?

a)

where two plates are pulling apart

b)

where two plates are coming together

c)

where two plates are moving past one another

d)

a type of fine china

7.

What is a convergent plate boundary?

a)

where two plates are pulling apart

b)

where two plates are coming together

c)

where two plates are moving past one another

d)

a type of fine china

8.

What is a transform plate boundary?

a)

where two plates are pulling apart

b)

where two plates are coming together

c)

where two plates are moving past one another

d)

a type of fine china

9.

When a continental and continental plate have a convergent plate boundary what happens?

a)

the older plate subducts under the younger one

b)

the younger plate subducts under the older one

c)

both plates collide and go upward forming mountains

d)

both plates become subducted forming a rift valley

10.

In continental-oceanic convergent boundaries how are volcanoes created and fed?

a)

Oceanic-continental convergent do not form volcanoes

b)

the inner core has channels to the volcanoes

c)

the subducted plate melts and then the magma comes back to surface.

d)

the sun melts the rock inside the mountain making it a volcano

11.

A fault is a......

a)

Break in the earths crust at a plate boundary

b)

a rift valley at a divergent fault

c)

the volcano formed by a divergent boundary

d)

break at a convergent fault boundary

12.

which faults have earthquakes?

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Divergent

d)

All faults have Earthquakes

13.

A continental-continental convergent boundary creates what?

a)

Earthquakes, Deep Sea Trenches, volcanoes

b)

Mountains and Earthquakes

c)

Rift valleys, volcanoes, and mountains

d)

Mid-ocean ridges, and volcanoes

14.

The majority of the volcanoes on earth are found where?

a)

In japan

b)

The United States

c)

China

d)

The Pacific Ring of Fire

15.

The deepest known point on earth is where?

a)

In a Vietnamese Super cave, Hang Son Doong

b)

Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in the Mariana Trench

c)

The bottom of Death Valley in Nevada

d)

The bottom of the grand canyon

16.

What plate boundary creates new oceanic crust?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

continental

17.

What is the super continent theorized by Alfred Wegener called?

a)

Pandora

b)

Pantera

c)

Pangea

d)

Paragon

18.

the lithosphere is composed of.....

a)

the crust and the upper mantle

b)

the asthenosphere and the crust

c)

the crust and the core

d)

the outer core and inner core.

19.

A normal fault is caused by what type of force?

a)

Compression

b)

Shear

c)

Tension

d)

Peer Pressure

20.

What features will be found at a convergent continental-continental plate boundary

a)

Rift valley

b)

Deep Sea Trench, tsunamis and earthquakes

c)

Mountains and earthquakes

d)

Volcanic Island arc

21.

What features will be found at a convergent continental-oceanic plate boundary

a)

Rift valley

b)

Deep Sea Trench, tsunamis and earthquakes

c)

Mountains and earthquakes

d)

Volcanic Island arc

22.

What features will be found at a convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary

a)

Rift valley

b)

Deep Sea Trench, tsunamis and earthquakes

c)

Mountains and earthquakes

d)

Volcanic Island arc

23.

What features will be found at a divergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary

a)

Rift valley

b)

Deep Sea Trench, tsunamis and earthquakes

c)

Mountains and earthquakes

d)

Mid Ocean ridge

24.

What features will be found at a divergent continental-continental plate boundary

a)

Rift valley

b)

Deep Sea Trench, tsunamis and earthquakes

c)

Mountains and earthquakes

d)

Mid Ocean ridge

25.

A puzzle like fit of the continents is evidence for ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Continental Drift
Plate tectonics
Theory of Pangea
26.

Paleomagnetism is evidence for ​​​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Plate Tectonics
Theory of Pangea
Continental Drift
27.

The locations of volcanoes and earthquakes is evidence for ​​​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Plate Tectonics
Theory of Pangea
Continental Drift
28.

Matching fossils on different continents is evidence for ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Continental Drift
Plate tectonics
Theory of Pangea
29.

The age of the seafloor as it moves from spreading centers is evidence for ​​​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Plate Tectonics
Theory of Pangea
Continental Drift
30.

Matching rock structures and ancient climates are evidence for ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Continental Drift
Plate tectonics
Theory of Pangea
31.

The thickness of sediment on the ocean floor is evidence for ​​​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Plate Tectonics
Theory of Pangea
Continental Drift
32.

The presence and age of island chains is evidence for ​​​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Plate Tectonics
Theory of Pangea
Continental Drift
33.

Continental drift is a ​ (a)   and Plate Tectonics is a ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
hypothesis
theory
34.

The process that causes magma to rise and fall, moving the lithospheric plates is

a)

fusion

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

conduction

35.

Seafloor spreading

a)

creates new ocean crust.

b)

creates new continental crust.

c)

destroys ocean crust.

d)

destroys continental crust.

36.

Seafloor spreading occurs at

a)

close to the shorelines.

b)

the mid-ocean ridge.

c)

the deepest ocean trench.

37.

Match the following

a)

Lithogenous

1.

Derived from the breakdown of rocks

b)

Biogenous

2.

Derived from the remains of living organisms

c)

Cosmogenous

3.

Derived from outer space

d)

Hydrogenous

4.

Derived from water chemistry

38.

Land is taller than the ocean is deep.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Moving crustal plates plunging back into Earth's mantle causes this feature

a)

deep-ocean trench

b)

turbidity currents

c)

continental rise

d)

submarine canyon

40.

What is the downslope movements of dense, sediment-laden water

a)

turbidity currents

b)

shelf currents

c)

mid-ocean ridges

d)

atolls

41.
What is the origin of this sediment? These are tiny shells called "tests." 
a)
Lithogenous 
b)
Biogenous 
c)
Hydrogenous
d)
Cosmogenous
42.
What is the origin of this sediment? (satellite image of a river draining into an ocean)
a)
Lithogenous 
b)
Biogenous 
c)
Hydrogenous
d)
Cosmogenous
43.
if more than 30% of an area's sediment is made up of biogenous particles, it is called a(n)
a)
ooze
b)
slush
c)
mud
d)
silt
44.
How many different marine sediment types do we distinguish?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
45.
Below is quartz. What is the origin of the sediment this will make?
a)
Lithogenous 
b)
Biogenous 
c)
Hydrogenous
d)
Cosmogenous
46.

Sediments made from microscopic shells that settle to the bottom when the organisms that produced them die are called

a)

biogenous sediments.

b)

hydrogenous sediments.

c)

manganese nodules.

d)

terrigenous sediments.

47.

Which means the same as lithogenous?

a)

biogenous

b)

authigenous

c)

terrigenous

d)

cosmogenous

48.

Which of the following is an exotic sediment type found in least abundance in the oceans?

a)

cosmogenous sediments

b)

lithogenous sediments

c)

hydrogenous sediments

d)

biogenous sediments

49.

Which of the following are hydrogenous sediments?

a)

evaporites

b)

tektites

c)

quartz

d)

oil

50.

Radiolarians and diatoms (both microorganisms with silicon based shells) are both examples of

a)

sources of siliceous oozes

b)

near large animals

c)

sources of calcerous oozes

d)

only found on land

51.

Foraminifera (calcium based) shells are likely to be deposited and form

a)

calcerous ooze

b)

silaceous ooze

c)

heavy metal deposits

d)

uranium deposits

52.

Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%

53.

The following are the oceans according to size

a)

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic

b)

Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic

c)

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic

d)

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic

54.

The _________ is located in the North Pole.

a)

Antarctic Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

55.

Smaller bodies of salt water are called

a)

seas

b)

lakes

c)

oceans

d)

rivers

56.

The ______________ covers a third of the earth's surface.

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

57.

The deepest parts of the ocean are called

a)

trenches

b)

abyss

c)

deep sea plain

d)

guyot

58.
Which layer of the Earth is the most dense?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
59.
Identify each layer - #15.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Asthenosphere
60.

which layer is the lightest (least dense)?

a)

lithosphere

b)

mantle

c)

core

d)

mesosphere

61.

True or false "hot rock rises, cooler rocks sink down"

a)

true

b)

false

62.

In what mechanical layer of Earth do convection currents take place?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

inner core

63.

what layer is the thinnest?

(a)  

64.

What is upwelling?

a)

A process in which warm water rises toward the surface

b)

A process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface

c)

A process in which surface water sinks to the ocean floor

d)

A process in which ocean currents change direction

65.

Which ocean current is a well-known regional link in the ocean conveyor belt?

a)

The Gulf Stream

b)

The North Atlantic Drift

c)

The California Current

d)

The Kuroshio Current

66.

What is El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)?

a)

A periodic warming of surface waters in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean

b)

A process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface

c)

A phenomenon that affects ocean and atmospheric circulation patterns

d)

A type of ocean current

67.

What happens during El Niño?

a)

Trade winds weaken and warm water expands towards South America

b)

Trade winds strengthen and cool water expands towards South America

c)

Ocean currents speed up and nutrient availability increases

d)

Surface water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually cool

68.

What is the effect of El Niño on coastal upwelling?

a)

Coastal upwelling strengthens, leading to increased fish populations

b)

Coastal upwelling weakens, leading to reduced fish populations

c)

Coastal upwelling remains unaffected by El Niño

d)

Coastal upwelling stops completely during El Niño

69.

What is La Niña?

a)

A phenomenon that occurs after El Niño

b)

A type of ocean current

c)

A process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface

d)

A periodic cooling of surface waters in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean

70.

Which marine environment is the transition between land and ocean?

a)

Intertidal zone

b)

Benthic environment

c)

Pelagic environment

d)

Neritic zone

71.

What is the benthic environment?

a)

The ocean floor from the shoreline to a depth of 200m

b)

The part of the pelagic environment that overlies the ocean floor at depths greater than 200m

c)

The area of shoreline between the low and high tides

d)

The part of the pelagic environment that extends from the surface to a maximum depth of 150m

72.

What are corals?

a)

Soft-bodied animals that live in hard cups or shells of calcium carbonate

b)

Flowering plants adapted to live in sea water

c)

Large and complex seaweeds found in cooler temperate marine waters

d)

Animals that burrow in the ocean floor

73.

What is the largest marine environment?

a)

Intertidal zone

b)

Benthic environment

c)

Neritic province

d)

Oceanic province

74.
Beach deposits are an example of
a)
hydrogenous sediment.
b)
cosmogenous sediment.
c)
biogenous sediment.
d)
lithogenous sediment.
75.
Which of the following organisms produce calcium carbonate shells (tests)?
a)
Coccolithophores and radiolarians
b)
Radiolarians and diatoms
c)
Coccolithophores and foraminifers
d)
Foraminiers and diatoms
76.
Put the sediments in order from smallest sized particles to largest
a)
clay, silt, sand, gravel
b)
silt, clay, gravel, sand
c)
gravel, sand, silt, clay
77.
Which of the following is a hydrogenous sediment?
a)
diatomaceous earth
b)
silt
c)
tektites
d)
manganese nodules
78.
Deep ocean sediments tend to have proportionally _______ biogenous sediment than continental-shelf sediment.
a)
more
b)
less
79.
True or False:
Clay will travel farther out into the ocean than sand will.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
This is the largest intact meteorite. If it was broken down into sediment, what kind would it be?
a)
Lithogenous 
b)
Biogenous 
c)
Hydrogenous
d)
Cosmogenous
81.
What is the origin of this sediment? These are tiny shells called "tests." 
a)
Lithogenous 
b)
Biogenous 
c)
Hydrogenous
d)
Cosmogenous
82.
What is the origin of this sediment? (satellite image of a river draining into an ocean)
a)
Lithogenous 
b)
Biogenous 
c)
Hydrogenous
d)
Cosmogenous
83.
if more than 30% of an area's sediment is made up of biogenous particles, it is called a(n)
a)
ooze
b)
slush
c)
mud
d)
silt
84.
How many different marine sediment types do we distinguish?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
85.
Below is quartz. What is the origin of the sediment this will make?
a)
Lithogenous 
b)
Biogenous 
c)
Hydrogenous
d)
Cosmogenous
86.

Sediments made from microscopic shells that settle to the bottom when the organisms that produced them die are called

a)

biogenous sediments.

b)

hydrogenous sediments.

c)

manganese nodules.

d)

terrigenous sediments.

87.

Which means the same as lithogenous?

a)

biogenous

b)

authigenous

c)

terrigenous

d)

cosmogenous

88.

True or false: Most of the sea floor is covered in a thick layer of sand.

a)

True

b)

False

89.
Below the CCD, you would find more _______ ooze.
a)
calcareous
b)
siliceous
90.

Most neritic sediments are ___________: they are eroded from the land and carried to streams, where they are transported to the ocean.

a)

terrigenous

b)

biogenous

c)

hydrogenous

d)

cosmogenous

91.

The measure of the amount of dissolved salt in a given amount of water is called _____.

a)

solubility

b)

salinity

c)

density

d)

proximity

92.

As the depth of ocean water increases, the temperature

a)

increases.

b)

decreases.

c)

fluctuates depending on the pressure.

d)

stays the same.

93.

When temperature decreases, the density of liquid water _________________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

94.

The curving of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth's rotation is called

a)

a continental deflection.

b)

the Coriolis effect.

c)

a pressurized deflection.

d)

a rotational deflection.

95.

Earth's Oceans carry more than just water. They carry matter (good and bad) and energy all over the globe.

a)

True

b)

False

96.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
97.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
98.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
99.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
100.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole 
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
101.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
102.
Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?
a)
colder temperature
b)
colder temperature & more salinty
c)
warmer temperature & less salinty
d)
less salinty
103.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
104.
What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?
a)
It continues over the continent
b)
It stops
c)
It changes direction
d)
It is absorbed by the land
105.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity

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