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Oceanography Vocabulary
Test Description: Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A device that measures the distance of an object under water by recording echoes of sound waves.
A
salinity
B
sonar
C
trench
D
tide
2) A smooth, nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor.
A
mid-ocean ridge
B
continental slope
C
abyssal plain
D
continental shelf
3) the movement of water and sediment down a beach caused by waves coming into shore at an angle.
A
longshore drift
B
rip current
C
tide
D
trench
4) A gently sloping, shallow area of ocean floor that expands outward from the edge of a continent.
A
continental shelf
B
continental slope
C
mid-ocean ridge
D
upwelling
5) The daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on its coastline.
A
rip current
B
upwelling
C
tide
D
trench
6) A climate event that occurs every 2-7 years in the Pacific Ocean.
A
El Nino
B
Coriolis effect
C
current
D
upwelling
7) The movement of cold water upward.
A
current
B
tide
C
upwelling
D
rip current
8) A rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea.
A
tide
B
rip current
C
upwelling
D
trench
9) A large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean.
A
tide
B
rip tide
C
upwelling
D
current
10) An under sea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced.
A
continental shelf
B
mid-ocean ridge
C
trench
D
trench
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