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