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QUIZ ABOUT MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF EARTH'S OCEANS
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1
Which of the following does NOT affect ocean salinity?
d. water movement
c. inflow of fresh water
b. sea animals
a. climate
2
The largest ocean
INDIAN
ARCTIC
ATLANTIC
PACIFIC
3
The ocean that is about half the volume of the Pacific Ocean
SOUTHERN
ATLANTIC
ARCTIC
INDIAN
4
Bottom, coolest layer of ocean water
a. surface zone
b. thermocline
c. deep zone
5
The global ocean is divided by the continents into ______________________main oceans.
4
3
5
6
6
What three components make up Earth’s surface?
c. oceans, seas, and land
b. mountains, rivers, and lakes
a. earth, wind, and fire
d. water, land, and clouds (air)
7
The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid is called
b. sodium chloride.
a. circulation.
d. evaporation.
c. salinity.
8
Droplets fall back to the Earth’s surface.
b. evaporation
c. condensation
a. precipitation
9
Rivers & streams dissolve land minerals as they flow towards the ocean, increasing its salinity
True
False
10
What happened to water vapor in the atmosphere when the early Earth cooled?
B. Water vapor boiled.
C. Water vapor condensed.
D. There was no gravity to pull water vapor to Earth.
A. Water vapor dried up.
11
Which waters tend to be saltier?
a. coastal waters in cool, humid environments
d. coastal waters near river outlets
c. coastal waters in hot, dry climates
b. river waters
12
What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered with water?
80
70
71
60
13
Liquid water is heated by the sun and rises as a gas into the atmosphere
a. precipitation
b. evaporation
c. condensation
14
Waters at equator are warmer than waters at higher latitudes mainly because of direct sunlight
B. False
A. True
15
What is the water cycle?
c. movement of water from ocean to air to land/back to ocean
a. the effect of the moon on Earth
b. the movement of water from rivers to oceans
d. movement of water from ocean to atmosphere--back to ocean
16
The ocean that extends from the coast of Antarctica to 60° south latitude
ATLANTIC
ARCTIC
SOUTHERN
INDIAN
17
Water vapor cools and turns to liquid water on dust particles.
b. evaporation
c. condensation
a. precipitation
18
In the ______, temperature drops with greater depth faster than it does in the other two zones.
a. surface zone
c. deep zone
b. thermocline
19
The third-largest ocean
ARCTIC
INDIAN
SOUTHERN
ATLANTIC
20
What is the most important function of the ocean?
a. It is home to thousands of animal species.
d. It has strong currents.
c. It absorbs and holds energy from sunlight.
b. It provides a safe place for recreational activities.
21
Which of the following statements about salt in the ocean is true?
c. It is saltier than the salt we eat.
a. It is sodium chloride.
b. It is poisonous.
d. It is less salty than the salt we eat.
22
IN QUESTON 10 IN THE DIRECTED READING ON EARTH'S OCEANS, THE CORRECT HISTORICAL ORDER IS
4, 2, 1, 3
4, 3, 2, 1
1, 2, 3 , 4
4, 3, 1, 2
23
What two things affect surface-zone temperatures in most regions?
B. Time of year--season
D. None of these answers
C. Both A & B
A. Latitude--closeness to equator
24
How did condensed water vapor form the oceans?
C. RAIN FELL & FILLED DEEPER PARTS OF EARTH'S SURFACE
A, B, & C
A. EARTH COOLED
B. WATER VAPOR CONDENSED
25
Which of the following happens when water evaporates?
b. Table salt is harvested.
d. Dissolved salts in the water are left behind.
a. Dissolved salts in the water also evaporate.
c. Dissolved salts rise to the surface of the water.
26
Circulation of warm ocean water makes the climate of some coastal lands cooler than expected
B, False
A. True
27
What absorbs & releases thermal energy most slowly?
a. Land
c. Ocean water
b. Air
28
The ocean whose surface is partly covered by ice
INDIAN
ATLANTIC
ARCTIC
SOUTHERN
29
Second, cooler layer of ocean water
c. deep zone
b. thermocline
a. surface zone
30
Warm, top layer of ocean water
c. deep zone
a. surface zone
b. thermocline
