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