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Science Review: Oceanography

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What describes feature F?

a)

Continental rise

b)

continental slope

c)

abyssal plain

d)

continental shelf

2.

Which letter best describes the continental slope

a)

A

b)

B

c)

G

d)

E

3.

Match the term to the definition: water travels in large circular motions.

a)

Currents

b)

Waves

c)

tides

4.

Match the term to the definition: The motion of the ocean due to the winds.

a)

Currents

b)

Waves

c)

tides

5.

Match the term to the definition: These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.

a)

Currents

b)

Waves

c)

tides

6.

What part of the ocean are you on when you first walk into the water?

a)

Continental Slope

b)

abyssal plain

c)

continental rise

d)

continental shelf

7.

The parts of the ocean floor that is covered with sediment (rock, dirt, mud) are the slops, shelf, and rise.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What would happen if the population of squid decreased?

a)

the population of crab decreases

b)

the population of penguin decreases

c)

the population of seaweed decreases

9.

Which of these two things start this food web?

a)

crab and seaweed

b)

seaweed and photoplankton

c)

zooplankton and photoplankton

10.

Which pictures demonstrates the correct current flow?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Which statement is true?

a)

What is 3000 meters is warmer than water at 2500 meters.

b)

Water is 2500 meters is warmer than water at 2000 meters.

c)

Water at 1500 meters is warmer than water at 2000 meters.

d)

Water at 4000 meters is warmer than water at 3000 meters.

12.

Choose all the answers that explain how ocean water can become less saltier.

a)

evaporation of ocean water

b)

input of river water

c)

melting of sea ice

d)

formation of sea ice

e)

precipitation of rain and snow

13.

What is the reason why we have tides?

a)

the rotation of the earth around the sun

b)

the rising of water of the ocean

c)

the gravitational pull of the moon

d)

the effect of the volcano under the ocea

14.

Choose all the correct answers to explain what happens as the depth increases-

a)

temperature decreaeases

b)

pressure increases

c)

light decreases

d)

temperature increases