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