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Water Properties and Ocean

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term used to describe the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of external forces?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Capillary action

c)

Adhesion

d)

Polarity

2.

What property of water allows it to adhere to other substances?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Surface tension

d)

Polarity

3.

What is the term for the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1°C?

a)

Latent heat

b)

Specific heat capacity

c)

Heat transfer

d)

Energy transfer

4.

Which of the following describes the movement of heat through fluids due to the movement of the fluid itself? Hint: ocean currents move because of this action

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

5.

What is the process called when a liquid turns into a gas?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporation

d)

Melting

6.

What term describes the force that causes molecules on the surface of a liquid to come together and form a layer?

a)

Surface tension

b)

Cohesion

c)

Adhesion

d)

Polarity

7.

What is the name of the effect that causes moving air and water to spin and twist due to the Earth's rotation?

a)

Thermohaline circulation

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

Ocean current

d)

Wind patterns

8.

Which of the following is a measure of the amount of salt in water?

a)

Density

b)

Salinity

c)

Polarity

d)

Specific heat

9.

What is the term for the layer in the ocean where the temperature changes rapidly with depth?

a)

Halocline

b)

Thermocline

c)

Pycnocline

d)

Isocline

10.

What process involves the change of state from solid to liquid?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Condensation

d)

Sublimation

11.

It is 4.184 Joules per gram per degree Celsius (J/g°C), meaning it takes 4.184 Joules of energy to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. 

a)

Specific heat of water

b)

Latent heat of water

c)

Heat capacity of water

d)

Thermal energy of water

12.

What is the term for the process by which a gas turns into a liquid?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Freezing

13.

The Earth's surface is covered by ___ % of saltwater.

a)

49

b)

65

c)

71

d)

82

14.

True or False: Salinity increases as the depth of the ocean increases.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

As the depth of ocean water increases, the temperature...

a)

increases (warmer)

b)

decreases (colder)

16.

The tides are controlled by....

a)

Salinity

b)

Wind and storms

c)

The gravitational pull of the moon

d)

The temperature of the water

17.

A wave that forms far below the ocean's surface is called _______________. This is usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.

a)

Tornado

b)

Tsunami

18.

Capillary action is key for

a)

Water moves from the roots to the leaves in plants

b)

Air moves from the mouth to the lungs

c)

Ice floats on water

19.

What depth does the ocean Surface Zone extend to and from?

a)

0 - 350 meters

b)

350 - 700 meters

c)

700 meters to the bottom of the ocean

d)

the top 5 feet

20.

Cohesion of water means ........

a)

water molecules stick to each other

b)

water molecules stick to other surfaces

c)

water molecules are less dense

d)

water molecules are very far apart