Science Chapter 12 Test Review
Quiz by Kelsey Hanigan
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
15 questions
Show answers
- Q1The part of the ocean floor that drops steeplycontinental slope30s
- Q2A point of land formed when soft rock wears awayheadland30s
- Q3A measure of the amount of salt in watersalinity30s
- Q4A wall-like structure that sticks out into the oceanjetty30s
- Q5A temporary pool of ocean watertide pool30s
- Q6The large, flat area on the bottom of the oceanabyssal plain30s
- Q7The area where the ocean and the land interactshore30s
- Q8A stream of water that flows like a river through the oceancurrent30s
- Q9What causes waves to form?Wind blows over the surface of the waterWind blows over the surface of the waterEarth rotates on its axisEarth's gravity pulls the water up and down30s
- Q10How does water in a wave move?down to the ocean floorup from the ocean floorback and forthin a circle30s
- Q11What happens as you descend into the ocean?Temperature increases and pressure decreases.Temperature increases and pressure increases.Temperature decreases and pressure increases.Temperature decreases and pressure decreases.30s
- Q12A current that carries swimmers along a beachlongshore current30s
- Q13Which of the following would NOT be found on the ocean floor.deep canyons formed by riversmountains formed by plate movementactive volcanoesdeep trenches30s
- Q14How is an estuary different from other ocean environments?It does not attract many organismsIt receives little lightIt is where streams join to form a riverFresh water and salt water mix there30s
- Q15Which statement about beach restoration is NOT true?After beach restoration, the slope of the beach may be changedBeach restoration causes permanent changes to a beachDuring beach restoration, channels can be reopenedBeach restoration may cost millions of dollars30s