HSHS Oceanography
Quiz by Eric W. Byers (ewbyers)
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
10 questions
Show answers
- Q1Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawater’sgreater depthlower freezing pointhigher salinitysmaller mass30s
- Q2The high salinity of the Mediterranean Sea is due primarily tovolcanoesdepositionprecipitationevaporation30s
- Q3What is the source of most oil pollution found in the ocean?runoff from landoil tanker collisionsfrom wastewater dumped by shipsleakage from wells located offshore30s
- Q4Which would have the most impact on the climate of a city?industrial pollutionproximity to a mountainpopulationproximity to the ocean30s
- Q5London, England is at the same latitude as Alaska, but has a much milder climate. This is beacauseof Global Warmingit has more geothermal energyit is closer to mainland Europeof the moderating influence of the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift30s
- Q6An upwelling is most likely to occur in which area?in a shallow gulfalong a coastlinein open ocean watersnear a deep sea trench30s
- Q7Which of the following is not an economically positive use of the ocean?commercial fishingrecreational boatingsportspollution30s
- Q8The name of organisms that float at or near the surface of the oceannektonbenthosaquaticplankton30s
- Q9Which of the following does not help control ocean currentsglobal windsconvection in the mantlecontinental deflectioncoriolis effect30s
- Q10The highest point of a wave is known ascrestwave periodtroughwave length30s