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Water Part 2 review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sarah can float more easily in ocean water than in water in a swimming pool. Why is it easier for her to float in ocean water?

a)

ocean water is denser

b)

ocean water is deeper

c)

there is a larger volume of ocean water to float in

d)

she has a smaller mass in ocean water

2.

Which best describes the Gulf Stream?

a)

A cold ocean current that cools the weather off near Australia.

b)

A cold ocean current that helps decrease global warming.

c)

A warm ocean current that influences weather along the east coast of the U.S. and up toward Europe.

d)

A warm ocean current that influences weather in Cuba and moves toward Antarctica.

3.

A _____________________________ tide is produced when the Earth, and sun are aligned as in the diagram

a)

neap tide

b)

spring tide

c)

high tide

d)

low tide

4.

How do deep ocean currents form?

a)

The form as warm, dense water sinks and flows beneath cold ocean water.

b)

They form as cold, dense water sinks and flows beneath warm ocean water.

c)

They form as warm, dense water sinks and flows with other warm ocean water.

d)

The wind blows causing the deep ocean currents.

5.

Surface ocean waves are formed by

a)

earthquakes

b)

landslides

c)

impacts of cosmic bodies

d)

wind

6.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Magic water fairies
7.
Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?
a)
the wind
b)
earthquakes
c)
the moon's gravity
d)
density differences in water
8.

Look at the picture. Which of the following statements best explains why the city of Hopedale is cooler than the city of Stornoway?

a)

Hopedale has a longer duration of isolation each day.

b)

Hopedale is influenced by a cold ocean current.

c)

Stornoway is farther from the equator

d)

Stornoway is on a different continent

9.

What is the relationship between density and salinity in the ocean?

a)

As salinity in the ocean decreases, density of the ocean increases.

b)

As salinity in the ocean increases, density of the ocean increases.

c)

There is no relationship between salinity and density in the oceans.

d)

Salinity and density always remain the same throughout different parts of the ocean.

10.

Which statement best describes the movement of ocean waves?

a)

water remains in the same place as wave (energy) travel through it

b)

water moves because there is a difference in density of the water creating a wave

c)

water moves across the ocean's surface

d)

all the above

11.
What is the daily rise and fall of sea level at a given place along the shore called?
a)
wave
b)
tide
c)
upwelling
d)
barrier reef
12.

What 2 factors largely impact the density of ocean water?

a)

Density and Pressure

b)

Temperature and Coriolis Effect

c)

Temperature and Salinity

d)

Pressure and Salinity

13.

How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?

a)

cool the coast

b)

cause snow to fall

c)

warm the coast

d)

cause higher tides

14.

When the moon is at 1st quarter or 3rd quarter moon, what type of tide will we experience?

a)

rip tide

b)

spring tide

c)

neap tide

d)

breaker tide

15.

What happens to the ocean as depth increases?

a)

temperature increases

b)

salinity decreases, temperature decreases

c)

pressure decreases

d)

temperature decreases, salinity increases

16.

What kind of tide (spring or neap) will cause the highest high tides during a month?

a)

spring

b)

neap

17.

A large stream of water that moves through the ocean is called a

a)

longshore drift

b)

current

c)

tide

d)

wave

18.

The patterns of SURFACE currents are affected by

a)

high and low tides

b)

global winds and the Coriolis Effect

c)

the Moon's gravitational pull

d)

the Sun's gravitational pull

19.

What type of TIDE occurs when the Sun and the Moon are positioned at a right angle in relation to the Earth?

a)

Neap Tide

b)

Spring Tide

c)

Diurnal Tide

d)

Mixed Tide

20.

Tides rise and fall about_________ a day.

a)

once

b)

monthly

c)

twice

21.

A ___________ is where the top of the wave curls over.

a)

current

b)

tides

c)

breaker

d)

trough

22.

The _____________is the lowest part of a wave.

a)

tides

b)

current

c)

breaker

d)

trough

23.

The __________ is the highest point of a wave.

a)

current

b)

crest

c)

tides

d)

breaker

24.

Which source has the strongest effect on tides?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

d)

Wind

25.

Waves in the ocean can have which of the following effects?

a)

Slowing the rotation of Earth

b)

Reducing the salinity in water

c)

Changing the direction of wind

d)

Removing sand from beaches

26.
The density of ocean water is affected by temperature and ___________.
a)
salinity
b)
depth
c)
volume
27.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
28.

The data table above contains information about high and low tides for a particular location. The data in this table best supports which of the following conclusions?

a)

The difference between high and low tides is greatest during a new or full moon.

b)

The high and low tides are always exactly the same during first and third quarter moons.

c)

The highest high and lowest low tides usually happen a few days after we see a full moon.

d)

High tides get gradually higher and low tides get gradually lower throughout the lunar cycle.

29.

How do deep ocean currents form?

a)

Changes in wind speed

b)

Changes in water density because of convection currents

c)

The moon's gravity causing sea level to rise and fall

d)

Earth's rotation

30.

Which letter shows the wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

31.

Which of these do not affect the size of a wave?

a)

the strength of the wind

b)

the distance the wind blows

c)

the length time the wind blows

d)

salinity of the ocean

32.

Surface currents warm or cool the air above it which affects the _______of a place.

a)

waves

b)

climate

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

tides

33.

These ocean motions are created by differences in density.

a)

tides

b)

waves

c)

surface currents

d)

deep ocean currents

34.

Ocean currents and winds _____due to the Coriolis effect; the effect of the Earth's rotation.

a)

stay in straight line

b)

curve

c)

stop movement

d)

zig zag

35.

The movement of cold, dense water from the deep ocean, bringing nutrients, minerals, and small organisms to the surface is known as ______.

a)

downwelling

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

upwelling

d)

El Nino

36.

The tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide is a _____tide.

a)

spring

b)

neap

c)

rip

d)

density current

37.

Movement of energy through a body of water is a

a)

Tide

b)

current

c)

wave

d)

longshore drift

38.

The distance from the trough to the crest is the

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wave height

d)

wave length

39.
How are waves, tides, and currents alike?
a)
Always moving, affect the shape of the shoreline
b)
Affect the shape of the shoreline & are caused by wind
c)
Affect the shape of the shoreline & are caused by tsunamis
d)
Always moving & affected by gravity
40.
Why does the moon have a greater effect on tides than the sun?
a)
the moon is smaller
b)
the moon is closer to Earth
c)
the sun is made up of gases
d)
the moon's craters attract water