Water and Oceans Test Review
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- Q1An example of salt water isa rivertap wateran oceana lake60s
- Q2A "new moon" coincides with the highest of the two spring tides. Which position is the new moon?BDCA60s
- Q3The Gulf Stream current shown here makes the waters of the North AtlanticCoolerWarmerMore denseless nutrient rich60s
- Q4The two most abundant elements in ocean water, besides hydrogen and oxygen, aresalt and chlorinesodium and chlorinesalt and sodiumsodium and calcium60s
- Q5Trenches in the ocean arepart of the intertidal zonethe deepest part of the oceanclose to the shoreon the continental shelf60s
- Q6The ocean labeled 1 on the map that is located between California and Japan is called thePacific OceanIndian OceanArtic OceanAtlantic Ocean60s
- Q7___________________________ is the cause of most ocean surface currents,windgravitythe moonEarth's orbit60s
- Q8Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?the Moon's gravitythe winddensity differences in the waterearthquakes60s
- Q9There are three major oceans on Earth. They are theAtlantic, Pacific and Indonesian OceansAtlantic, Arctic and Antarctic OceansAtlantic, Pacific and Indian OceansAtlantic, Pacific and African Oceans60s
- Q10Large tides, called spring tides, are experienced in the Earth's oceans when the moon is in positionAA and CBB and D60s
- Q11Which statement best describes why warm ocean currents are usually surface currents?warm water contains more salt than cold waterocean tides bring warm water to the surfacewarm water is less dense than cold waterocean water loses heat to the air at the surface60s
- Q12Which factor MOST directly affects the flow of ocean currents?differences in pressureEarth's revolution around the Sunthe Moon's revolution around the Earthdifferences in water temperature and salinity60s
- Q13The Grand Canyon, as seen here, can be compared to a(n) _______________________ under the Earth's oceans.mid-ocean ridgeabyssal plaincontinental shelftrench60s
- Q14Think about the definition for a continental plain. What term should be placed in the box for the same definition, but under the heading oceanic?plateaurift zonecontinental shelfabyssal plain60s
- Q15The Hawaiian Islands were formed by seamounts that rose above the ocean surface. What was the original source of the seamounts?landslidesearthquakesfaultingunderwater volcanoes60s
