Oceans WES 2017 Question Preview (ID: 39825)


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What do you call a living thing that gives off light?
a) phytoplankton
b) chemoluminescent
c) submersible
d) bioluminescent

What is the darkest zone of the ocean?
a) Twilight zone
b) Midnight zone
c) Sunlight zone
d) School zone

What is the high point on a wave called?
a) Tsunami
b) Trough
c) Crest
d) Wavelength

The gravitational pull of the _________ and __________ causes the tides to rise and fall twice a day.
a) Sun / Jupiter
b) Moon / Stars
c) Sun / Moon
d) Moon / Mars

New crust is formed at a _________ boundary and old crust is destroyed at a __________ boundary.
a) transform / convergent
b) divergent / convergent
c) divergent / transform
d) convergent / divergent

What is the flat deep part of the ocean floor called?
a) Abyssal Plain
b) Continental Shelf
c) Mid-ocean ridge
d) Tranch

Which part of the ocean floor is created by underwater landslides?
a) Continental Slope
b) Continental Shelf
c) Abyssal Plain
d) Continental Rise

When two tectonic plates are coming TOGETHER, it is called a ____________ boundary.
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) Seismic

Iceland and Hawaii are both found above a:
a) mid-ocean ridge
b) hot spot
c) trench
d) transform boundary

Which does NOT DECREASE as you dive deeper into the ocean?
a) Light
b) Temperature
c) Pressure
d) Number of living things

What word refers to the saltiness of the ocean?
a) salinity
b) depth
c) pressure
d) current

What warm water ocean current travels across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe?
a) East Australian Current
b) Gulf Stream Current
c) Kuroshio
d) Arctic Current

A wave, produced by an earthquake on or near the ocean floor, which builds up to great heights as it moves into shallow water
a) Amplitude
b) Tsunami
c) Breaker
d) Surf

The wave measurement that tells how tall a wave is
a) Ampitude
b) Wavelength
c) Weve height
d) Trough

This word describes a mixture of salt and fresh water
a) Salinity
b) Phytoplankton
c) Brakish
d) Mixed water

The ______________ of the earth is the main cause of ocean currents.
a) Tilt
b) Spinning
c) Weight
d) Gravity

The low point on a wave
a) Crest
b) Trough
c) Wavelength
d) Amplitude

The amount of Earths surface covered by water
a) 71% which is about 3/4
b) 97% which is about all
c) 3% which is not much
d) 50% which is half

Tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents
a) Plankton
b) Spongebob
c) Squidward
d) Patrick

The river-like movement of water in the ocean
a) Tsunamis
b) Waves
c) Tides
d) Currents

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