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Q3 T2
Test Description: Ch 13 and 14
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Ocean water contains
A
neither dissolved solids nor dissolved gases
B
dissolved gases only
C
both dissolved solids and dissolved gases
D
dissolved solids only
2) Which of the following would lower the salinity of a shallow part of an ocean?
A
large amounts of rainfall
B
ice forming on the surface of the ocean
C
large amounts of evaporation
D
damming the mouth of a nearby river
3) In general, how does ocean temperature change with depth?
A
Deep water is less dense than water at the surface
B
Deep water is cooler than water at the surface
C
Deep water is more dense than water at the surface
D
Deep water is warmer than water at the surface
4) Waves breaking along a shore are caused by an increase in their
A
wavelength
B
energy
C
speed
D
wave height
5) Most ocean waves are the result of
A
the transfer of energy from the water to the air above
B
differences in salinity and temperature
C
the transfer of energy from the wind to the water below
D
differences in water temperature and density
6) What causes tides?
A
differences in ocean water temperature and density
B
the gravitational pull of Earth and Earth's waters on the sun
C
differences in ocean water salinity and temperature
D
the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth and Earth's waters
7) Which of the following is true?
A
Tidal ranges are smallest during the fall.
B
Tidal ranges are smallest during the summer.
C
Tidal ranges are largest during spring tide.
D
Tidal ranges are largest during neap tide.
8) Water waves are often a transfer of
A
energy from moving air
B
water molecules from the shore
C
energy from the shore
D
water molecules from moving air
9) Salinity is the amount of
A
dissolved salt in ice
B
dissolved gas in ice
C
dissolved salt in water
D
dissolved gas in water
10) Which of these best describes the ocean floor?
A
warm and dense
B
smooth and flat
C
many features
D
gently sloping
11) Tidal ranges during a spring tide are
A
larger than during a neap tide
B
smaller than during a neap tide
C
not influenced by the tidal bulge
D
not influenced by the moon
12) The amount of matter packed into a unit volume is
A
weight
B
pressure
C
salinity
D
density
13) A surface current near Earth's equator is set in motion by
A
global winds
B
the Moon's gravity
C
differences in salinity
D
spring tides
14) Which of the following affects climate the most?
A
waves
B
currents
C
tides
D
salinity
15) The part of the coastline between the high tide mark and the low tide mark is called the
A
outertidal zone
B
exposed zone
C
intertidal zone
D
high tide zone
16) Sediments that may contain diamonds, gold, and other valuable minerals are released into the ocean by
A
high tide
B
fish
C
rivers
D
low tide
17) The Moon has a greater effect on Earth's tides than the Sun because the Moon is
A
smaller than the Sun
B
closer to Earth than the Sun
C
larger than Earth
D
farther from Earth than the Sun
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