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The section of the ocean that lies just beyond shore and extends beneath the ocean surface is the...
a) continental basin
b) continental slope
c) continental shelf
d) continental ridge
Traveling along the ocean floor from the shore line to the deep ocean you may encounter
a) abyssal plain -- continental shelf --mid-ocean ridge -- continental slope
b) continental slope -- continental shelf -- abyssal plain -- mid-ocean ridge
c) mid-ocean ridge -- abyssal plain -- continental shelf -- continental slope
d) continental shelf -- continental slope -- abyssal plain -- mid-ocean ridge
Ocean currents that flow from the poles toward the equator are
a) warm currents
b) density currents
c) cold currents
d) deep currents
The rise and fall of water on the coastlines is
a) waves
b) tides
c) currents
d) density
The major factor that influences tides is...
a) gravity of the sun
b) gravity of the Earth
c) the Coriolis effect
d) gravity of the moon
Three factors that impact waves are
a) wind, sun, and the water cycle
b) density of the water, temperature of the water, and depth of the water
c) tides, currents, and water density
d) length of time wind blows, distance wind blows, how fast wind blows
One of the main purposes of the ocean is to...
a) cause condensation
b) supply water for the water cycle
c) make it rain
d) give us vacation places
How do clouds form?
a) water vapor encounters a warm front
b) water vapor condenses around microscopic dust particles in the air
c) when water vapor rises too high to return to the ground
d) when water vapor rises then disappears
A flat area on the deep ocean floor is...
a) an ocean ridge
b) an abyssal plain
c) a continental shelf
d) a continental slope
The ocean floor can be described as
a) flat with lots of lakes and rivers
b) hidden and unknown
c) uneven with mountains and trenches
d) smooth and sandy
Water along the equator has a high rate of evaporation. This causes the water in these tropical areas will have higher...
a) wave crests
b) daily temperatures
c) amounts of algae
d) salinity
The deepest area on the ocean floor is...
a) a trench
b) continental slope
c) continental shelf
d) abyssal plain
How does the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Allatoona differ?
a) The water in the Atlantic is part of the water cycle, but the water in Lake Allatoona is not.
b) The water in Lake Allatoona is always much colder than the Water in the Atlantic.
c) The water in the Atlantic contains more dissolved minerals than the water in Lake Allatoona.
d) The water from Lake Allatoona comes from rivers, while the water in the Atlantic comes from rain.
Dissolved salts in ocean water come from
a) acid rain
b) weathering and erosion of rocks
c) gases from active volcanoes
d) pollutants
Areas of underwater mountain chains located near many active volcanoes are...
a) guyotes
b) hydrothermal vents
c) seamounts
d) mid-ocean ridges
The largest amount of freshwater on Earth is found in
a) glaciers and polar ice caps
b) groundwater
c) lakes and rivers
d) oceans and seas
The energy that powers the water cycle comes from the
a) moon
b) sun
c) wind
d) Earth's rotation
The process that turns liquid water into a gas is
a) condensation
b) convection
c) evaporation
d) precipitation
The process that chances water vapor into liquid water is
a) convection
b) evaporation
c) precipitation
d) condensation
When water falls to Earth it is called
a) participation
b) precipitation
c) personification
d) hydration
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