WorksheetsSavvas Earths Ocean
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
Do you feel like you know a lot about the oceans?
Yes
No
What is the scientific study of Earth’s Oceans?
Oceanist
Oceanography
Sea-studies
Oceanology
SONAR stands for:
Seas & oceans new accessing regulations
Super ocean navigation access requirements
Sound navigation and ranging
Sound on new atypical reaching
Where did the oceans come from?
Comets, meteors and volcanoes
Rivers and glaciers
They were just there when the Earth was formed
Rain, snow, sleet and hail
What % of Earth’s water do the oceans make up?
51%
82%
75%
87%
The sea level is slowly rising right now
True
False
El Niño and La Niña do not affect us because we do not live close to the ocean.
True
False
What are the 3 main layers of the ocean?
Top, middle, and bottom
Surface layer, declining layer, and deep layer
Shallow layer, deeper layer, and very deep layer
Surface layer, thermocline, and bottom layer
Select the true statement
Seawater is more dense than lake water
Seawater freezes faster than lake water
The Pacific Ocean has the same surface temperature on both coasts.
All deep water organisms have adapted to see in the dark.
How many major deep water masses are there?
10
3
5
7
Polar waters have less salinity than tropical waters.
True
False
What is the highest and lowest point of a wave called?
Tip and base
Crest and trough
Top and bottom
What does wave height depend on?
Fetch, wind duration and wind speed
Depth of water, precipitation, temperature
Wind speed, time of day, particles in water
What influences the tides?
The sun only
The moon only
The sun and moon
The direction the wind is blowing
Surface currents move clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
True
False
What is a vertical current called?
Upwelling
Eruptions
Elevation currents
Upward currents
Select what is true of the Global Conveyor Belt
Unchanging movement of water
Only flows through the surface of the ocean
Is only in the deepest parts of the ocean
Formed from density currents
