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WorksheetsOcean Properties
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of these is not a way that humans can utilize the ocean?
Energy
Food
Transportation
Drinking
Ocean water covers approximately ____% of the Earth and makes up ____% of the water on the Earth.
75% and 25%
100% and 70%
97% and 70%
70% and 97%
How does the Ocean benefit the Earth overall? Choose all that apply.
It regulates the climate
It acts as a carbon sink
it provides food and habitat for animals
It creates the seasons
the most abundant gases in the ocean are: (choose all that apply)
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Helium
Water gets into the ocean primarily by:
Comets
Volcanic Vents
The Water Cycle
Humans
which of these is not a way gasses get dissolved in the ocean?
Sea animals
Volcanic Vents
Photosynthesis
The water cycle
drifting sea organisms that comparable to plants are called:
Zooplankton
Phytoplankton
Jellyfish
Foraminifera
What gas Is more prevalent in the ocean than in the atmosphere?
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Argon
What type of water is the most dense ?
Cold Freshwater
Hot Freshwater
Cold Saltwater
Hot Saltwater
What type of water is the least dense?
Cold Freshwater
Hot Freshwater
Cold Saltwater
Hot Saltwater
Which type of salts are found in the ocean? (choose all that apply)
Sodium
Potassium
Chlorine
Iron
Which of these factors do not affect Salinity?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Sea Animals
Water Depth
When water evaporates, the salinity ______.
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
When precipitation rains on the ocean, the salinity __________.
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
Which type of water is able to hold more dissolved solids?
Warm
Cold
Which type of water has the lowest density?
Hot water
Cold water
Frozen water
Room temperature water
Which area of the ocean has the greatest temperature change?
The surface
The Thermocline
The Deep Water
The coastal area
The energy to heat the ocean comes from:
The Core
Plate Tectonics
The Sun
Animals
What type of water is able to hold more dissolved gases?
Warm
Cold
If equal volumes of freshwater and saltwater were placed on a scale, which of these statements is true?
They would have the same weight
The freshwater would weigh more
The salt water would weigh more
