WorksheetsScience Review: Oceanography
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
What describes feature F?
Continental rise
continental slope
abyssal plain
continental shelf
Which letter best describes the continental slope
A
B
G
E
Match the term to the definition: water travels in large circular motions.
Currents
Waves
tides
Match the term to the definition: The motion of the ocean due to the winds.
Currents
Waves
tides
Match the term to the definition: These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.
Currents
Waves
tides
What part of the ocean are you on when you first walk into the water?
Continental Slope
abyssal plain
continental rise
continental shelf
The parts of the ocean floor that is covered with sediment (rock, dirt, mud) are the slops, shelf, and rise.
True
False
What would happen if the population of squid decreased?
the population of crab decreases
the population of penguin decreases
the population of seaweed decreases
Which of these two things start this food web?
crab and seaweed
seaweed and photoplankton
zooplankton and photoplankton
Which pictures demonstrates the correct current flow?
A
B
C
D
Which statement is true?
What is 3000 meters is warmer than water at 2500 meters.
Water is 2500 meters is warmer than water at 2000 meters.
Water at 1500 meters is warmer than water at 2000 meters.
Water at 4000 meters is warmer than water at 3000 meters.
Choose all the answers that explain how ocean water can become less saltier.
evaporation of ocean water
input of river water
melting of sea ice
formation of sea ice
precipitation of rain and snow
What is the reason why we have tides?
the rotation of the earth around the sun
the rising of water of the ocean
the gravitational pull of the moon
the effect of the volcano under the ocea
Choose all the correct answers to explain what happens as the depth increases-
temperature decreaeases
pressure increases
light decreases
temperature increases
