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Test Description: Review oceanography
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which factor can lead to an increase in ocean water density
A
a decrease in pressure
B
an increase in temperature
C
a decrease in temperature
D
a decrease in salinity
2) This term describes the amount of dissolved salt in seawater
A
buoyancy
B
temperature
C
density
D
salinity
3) A drastic change in temperature with depth is called a
A
halocline
B
thermocline
C
pycnocline
D
temperature decline
4) The _____is responsible for bringing warm water to Northern Europe resulting in mild winters
A
West Wind Drift
B
South Equatorial current
C
Labrador current
D
Gulf Stream
5) A density current is formed due to
A
wind
B
changes in salinity and temperature
C
High Winds
D
Coriolis Effect
6) Benthos describes
A
organisms living out in the open ocean
B
organism that float in the ocean
C
anything that swims
D
organisms living on the bottom of the ocean
7) Nekton describes
A
glow in the dark organisms
B
any organisms that swims
C
organisms that float
D
the deep dark ocean floor
8) Abyssal plains are found on the continental shelf
A
false
B
true
9) Guyots are
A
found at the intertidal zone
B
under water canyons
C
a type of fish
D
seamounts that break the surface of the ocean
10) Hydrothermal vents are unique because
A
they are very diverse ecosystem
B
they are used by tourists for mineral baths
C
they have photosynthetic food chains
D
they have a chemosynthetic food chain
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