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Test Description: Oceanography Concepts
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) Ocean water rotates in this direction in the Northern Hemisphere
A
Counter clockwise
B
south to north
C
north to south
D
clockwise
3) This term describes the amount of dissolved salt in seawater
A
temperature
B
salinity
C
buoyancy
D
density
4) When the Sun, Earth, and Moon are all aligned it is called
A
Synchronous Rotation
B
Spring Tide
C
Tidal Alignment
D
Neap Tide
5) As a wave approaches shore its
A
wavelength decreases and its wave height increases
B
wavelength decreases and its wave height decreases
C
wavelength increases and its wave height increases
D
wavelength increases and its wave height decreases
6) Earth would experience its heighest high tide during which lunar phases
A
New Moon and Full Moon
B
1st quarter and 3rd quarter
C
waxing crescent and waning crescent
D
waxing gibbous and waning gibbous
7) A drastic change in temperature with depth is called a
A
thermocline
B
pycnocline
C
temperature decline
D
halocline
8) The _____is responsible for bringing warm water to Northern Europe resulting in mild winters
A
South Equatorial current
B
Gulf Stream
C
Labrador current
D
West Wind Drift
9) Surface waves are created primarily due to
A
salinity
B
the Gulf Stream
C
density differences
D
wind
10) A density current is formed due to
A
High Winds
B
changes in salinity and temperature
C
wind
D
Coriolis Effect
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