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1
What technique measures the depth of the ocean to the ocean floor?
sonar mapping
climate mapping
topographic mapping
physical mapping
2
When precipitation falls on the landscape and soaks into the ground it is called...
sublimation
precipitation
condensation
seepage
3
Photosynthesis is not possible in this middle ocean zone.
midnight zone
twilight zone
sunlit zone
dead zone
4
When the ocean absorbs CO2 from air & lowers the pH of the water causing issues for shellfish..
dead zones
coral bleaching
ocean acidification
mercury pollution
5
What happens when water vapor is cooled and forms droplets that make clouds?
evaporation
condensation
evapotranspiration
precipitation
6
What is the lowest part of a wave called?
amplitude
trough
crest
wavelength
7
When ocean temps rise, algae flee their homes causing them to whiten & lose their food & color
coral bleaching
garbage patch
oil and fossil fuels
dead zones
8
What type of wave is used to map the ocean floor?
p-waves
radio waves
sound waves
light waves
9
What is it called when water is heated in the ocean and turns into water vapor?
evaporation
precipitation
condensation
accumulation
10
Burning fossil fuels causes deposition of this poison in the ocean that can get into our food.
mercury pollution
la nina / el nino
ocean acidification
coral bleaching
11
The deepest place on the ocean floor is a canyon called...
volcanic island arc
ocean trench
continental slope
seamount
12
What is the most common mineral found in the ocean?
sand
gravel
calcium
salt
13
Which ocean zone is pitch-black and makes up 90% of the ocean?
twilight zone
sunlit zone
dead zone
midnight zone
14
How is the wavelength of a wave measured?
trough to trough
crest to crest
bottom to top
top to bottom
15
What part of the water cycle describes how plants release water?
condensation
sublimation
precipitation
evapotranspiration
16
What is the brightest and warmest zone of the ocean?
tropical zone
sunlit zone
twilight zone
midnight zone
17
What is the highest part of a wave called?
amplitude
wavelength
trough
crest
18
What is the smallest unit of a substance that still has the same properties of that substance?
molecule
water
element
atom
19
When an object is in motion, what type of energy does it have?
chemical
kinetic
potential
electric
20
Which term describes an area of the ocean that has low oxygen levels caused by nutrient runoff?
coral bleaching
mercury pollution
ocean acidification
dead zones