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1) List the Earth's oceans in order from largest to smallest
A
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
B
Arctic, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific
C
Southern, Indian, Pacific Arctic, Atlantic
D
Atlantic, Pacific, Southern, Indian, Arctic
2) What is the name of the one ocean that existed back in the days of Pangaea?
A
Panthalassa
B
Pandora
C
Pancake Cobra
D
Panteen
3) The longer it takes sound from SONAR to return to a ship...
A
the closer the object.
B
the deeper the water.
C
it has gotten lost into the sea.
D
the more shallow the water.
4) The continental margin consists of...
A
continental rise.
B
continental slope.
C
all of the above.
D
continental shelf.
5) The deep ocean basin consists of the abyssal plain, mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys and...
A
volcanoes.
B
continental slope.
C
continental shelf.
D
ocean trenches.
6) A chain of mountains that runs through the three major oceans and is where sea-floor spreading takes place.
A
mid-ocean ridges
B
deep ocean trenches
C
continental shelf
D
abyssal plain
7) Underwater mountains formed by erupting volcanoes.
A
rift valley
B
mid-ocean ridges
C
continental rise
D
seamount
8) A flat area of the ocean floor, covered with sand, mud and plant/animal remains.
A
rift valley
B
continental shelf
C
abyssal plain
D
seamount
9) A submerged area that rims the land, beginning at the shoreline and gently sloping underwater to an average depth of about 430 feet.
A
continental slope
B
rift valley
C
abyssal plain
D
continental shelf
10) Long, narrow, steep sided valleys that forms the deepest parts of the ocean.
A
rift valley
B
mid-ocean ridges
C
abyssal plain
D
deep ocean trenches
11) A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid is called _______.
A
temperature
B
salinity
C
volume
D
density
12) True or False? Climate and water movement are two factors responsible for differences in the salinity of ocean water.
A
False
B
True
13) _____________ is the most abundant dissolved salt in the ocean water.
A
sodium chloride
B
sodium phosphate
C
sodium carbonide
D
sodium oxide
14) As water gets denser, how does it move?
A
It goes to the middle of the ocean.
B
It moves toward the bottom of the ocean floor.
C
It remains at the surface of the ocean.
15) What process in the water cycle increases the salinity of the ocean water?
A
condensation
B
precipitation
C
infiltration
D
evaporation
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