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Test Description: Oceanography concepts
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) On average, ocean water has a salinity level of
A
.035 parts per thousand
B
35 parts per thousand
C
3.5 parts per thousand
D
0.35 parts per thousand
2) Possible theory that explains how our oceans first developed
A
earth's rotation
B
Coriolis Effect
C
earthquakes
D
from volcanic activity
3) Drastic change in salinity with change in depth is called
A
pycnocline
B
thermocline
C
halocline
D
salinocline
4) General movement of ocean water begins at the
A
near the continents
B
poles
C
in deep water
D
equator
5) The tendency of ocean water and wind to be deflected is due to the
A
Sun's gravitational pull
B
the Earth's rotation
C
Moon's gravitational pull
D
plates shifting
6) When low tides are higher than normal and high tides are lower than normal, it's a
A
an eddy
B
a gyre
C
neap tide
D
spring tide
7) Dissolved oxygen ______with depth
A
stays the same
B
decreases
C
fluctuates
D
increases
8) The Thames river joining Long Island Sound is an example of an
A
ocean eddy
B
estuary
C
ocean current
D
none of these
9) The tides have
A
small wavelengths and large wave heights
B
small wavelengths and small waveheights
C
large wavelengths and large wave heights
D
large wavelengths and small wave heights
10) Reason we see only one side of the moon is due to
A
the moon being so small
B
the sun is too bright
C
synchronous rotation
D
the Coriolis Effect
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