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Hydrology - Review Part 2
Test Description: Hydrology benchmark review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A ________ is a region of the Earth's crust where plates are spreading apart. They form a steep, volcanic mountain range right next to a deep ocean trench
A
continental slope
B
continental shelf
C
rift zone
D
deep ocean basin
2) Mid-ocean ridges are underwater mountainous regions formed by the separation of ___________.
A
tsunamis
B
tectonic plates
C
volcanoes
D
waves
3) The continental margin covers area from the shore down to the sea floor. What are the three parts that make of the Continental Margin?
A
Abyssal Plain, Continental Slope, Continental Rise
B
Continental Shelf, Deep Ocean Basin , Continental Rise
C
Continental Shelf, Continental Slope, Continental Rise
D
Continental Shelf, Continental Slope, Seamounts
4) The tides are due to the uneven _________ of the moon and sun on different locations on earth.
A
Sun's energy
B
Neap Tides
C
Spring Tides
D
gravitational pull
5) If this boat is not tied to a dock and the waves move in the same direction all day (shown by the arrow), in which direction will the boat travel if left untied?
A
Nothing will happen to the boat.
B
The boat will travel in the same direction of the waves.
C
The boat will remain still.
D
The boat will sink
6) A _______ is a region of the Earth's crust where plates are spreading apart. They form a steep, volcanic mountain range right next to a deep ocean trench.
A
rift zone
B
continental shelf
C
continental margin
D
continental slope
7) What are the three things that affect the height of a wave.
A
wind, speed, location
B
speed, wind, duration
C
Speed, duration, direction
D
speed, direction, temperature
8) In the Southern Hemisphere, surface currents curve in a _______ direction.
A
clockwise
B
counter - clockwise
C
west
D
east
9) Surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere curve in a ______ direction
A
south
B
counter-clockwise
C
North
D
clockwise
10) The continental shelf, sunlit zone, and intertidal zone all receive _____levels of sunlight.
A
high
B
I don't know.....
C
no
D
low
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