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Test Description: Review practice for Hydrology Unit
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A “new moon” coincides with the highest of the two spring tides. Which position is the new moon?
A
At a 180 degree angle on the opposite side of the Earth with the Sun between them
B
At a 180 degree angle between the sun and the Earth
C
At a 90 degree angle on the opposite side of the sun with the Earth between them
D
At a 90 degree angle between the sun and the Earth
2) What is the action force responsible for seafloor spreading?
A
the differences in mass of the ocean and continental plates
B
the intrusive of magma forced up toward the ocean ridge
C
the destruction of ocean crust in trenches
D
the force of the ocean crust sitting on the asthenosphere
3) The four most abundant elements in ocean water are hydrogen, sodium, chlorine and oxygen. What is another name for SALT?
A
salt chlorine
B
sodium calcium
C
sodium salt
D
sodium chloride
4) This section of the ocean receives no sunlight is called the
A
abyssal plain.
B
sunlit zone.
C
Continental shelf
D
continental slope
5) In the Northern Hemisphere, the surface currents flow ______ due to the Earth’s rotation causes surface currents
A
move in diagonal lines.
B
move in straight lines.
C
curve counterclockwise.
D
curve clockwise
6) The speed of the wind most Affects the ________of a wave
A
height
B
speed of the ocean
C
salinity of the ocean
D
amount of solar energy
7) What causes Tides?
A
gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon
B
heat of the sun
C
wave height
D
Mrs. Stirewalt's powerful pen
8) What is a major source of calcium and sodium in oceans?
A
weathering and erosion of rocks through runoff
B
minerals dissolved in aquifers
C
gases from active volcanoes
D
emissions from cars
9) The distance measured from crest to crest or trough to trough of a wave is called _____
A
wavelength
B
crest
C
wave height
D
amplitude
10) When density increases and Salinity increases, the temperature will ___________.
A
decrease
B
increase
C
does not do anything.
D
stay the same
11) water that is very cold sinks into deep water basins due to an increase in the water's density. The cold water is replaced by warm water and this circulation creates
A
currents
B
seamounts
C
volcanoes
D
waves
12) Volcanic eruptions that occur under oceans are called seamounts. Seamounts that rose above the ocean surface creating the Hawaiian Islands were originally _____.
A
earthquakes
B
faults
C
Underwater volcanoes
D
landslides
13) Where are ocean trenches found?
A
They are almost as deep as valleys found on land.
B
They are found in the low hills and flat plains.
C
They are located at the rift zone.
D
They are found in the deepest part of the ocean basin.
14) The ______is the edge of a continent that lies under the ocean which extends from the coastline of a continent to a drop-off point out in in the ocean.
A
Continental Slop
B
Deep Ocean Basin
C
Continental Shelf
D
Rift Zone
15) The ________ covers 30 % of Earth's surface and has features, such as abyssal plains, deep-sea trenches and seamounts.
A
Deep Ocean Basin
B
Rift Zone
C
Ocean Trenches
D
Continental Shelf
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