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QUIZ ABOUT MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF EARTH'S OCEANS
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1
Droplets fall back to the Earth’s surface.
c. condensation
b. evaporation
a. precipitation
2
Which waters tend to be saltier?
a. coastal waters in cool, humid environments
b. river waters
c. coastal waters in hot, dry climates
d. coastal waters near river outlets
3
Which of the following statements about salt in the ocean is true?
a. It is sodium chloride.
c. It is saltier than the salt we eat.
b. It is poisonous.
d. It is less salty than the salt we eat.
4
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.
5
How did condensed water vapor form the oceans?
B. WATER VAPOR CONDENSED
C. RAIN FELL & FILLED DEEPER PARTS OF EARTH'S SURFACE
A, B, & C
A. EARTH COOLED
6
What is the water cycle?
c. movement of water from ocean to air to land/back to ocean
b. the movement of water from rivers to oceans
d. movement of water from ocean to atmosphere--back to ocean
a. the effect of the moon on Earth
7
Liquid water is heated by the sun and rises as a gas into the atmosphere
c. condensation
b. evaporation
a. precipitation
8
The largest ocean
PACIFIC
ATLANTIC
INDIAN
ARCTIC
9
Second, cooler layer of ocean water
c. deep zone
a. surface zone
b. thermocline
10
Rivers & streams dissolve land minerals as they flow towards the ocean, increasing its salinity
True
False
11
Warm, top layer of ocean water
a. surface zone
b. thermocline
c. deep zone
12
What absorbs & releases thermal energy most slowly?
c. Ocean water
a. Land
b. Air
13
IN QUESTON 10 IN THE DIRECTED READING ON EARTH'S OCEANS, THE CORRECT HISTORICAL ORDER IS
4, 3, 2, 1
4, 2, 1, 3
4, 3, 1, 2
1, 2, 3 , 4
14
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.
15
Waters at equator are warmer than waters at higher latitudes mainly because of direct sunlight
A. True
B. False
16
Which of the following does NOT affect ocean salinity?
a. climate
d. water movement
c. inflow of fresh water
b. sea animals
17
The global ocean is divided by the continents into ______________________main oceans.
3
5
6
4
18
What three components make up Earth’s surface?
d. water, land, and clouds (air)
b. mountains, rivers, and lakes
a. earth, wind, and fire
c. oceans, seas, and land
19
Bottom, coolest layer of ocean water
c. deep zone
a. surface zone
b. thermocline
20
Circulation of warm ocean water makes the climate of some coastal lands cooler than expected
B, False
A. True
21
Water vapor cools and turns to liquid water on dust particles.
c. condensation
b. evaporation
a. precipitation
22
The ocean that extends from the coast of Antarctica to 60° south latitude
ARCTIC
INDIAN
SOUTHERN
ATLANTIC
23
The third-largest ocean
INDIAN
ATLANTIC
ARCTIC
SOUTHERN
24
What two things affect surface-zone temperatures in most regions?
A. Latitude--closeness to equator
C. Both A & B
B. Time of year--season
D. None of these answers
25
The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid is called
d. evaporation.
b. sodium chloride.
c. salinity.
a. circulation.
26
What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered with water?
71
80
60
70
27
In the ______, temperature drops with greater depth faster than it does in the other two zones.
a. surface zone
b. thermocline
c. deep zone
28
The ocean that is about half the volume of the Pacific Ocean
ATLANTIC
ARCTIC
SOUTHERN
INDIAN
29
The ocean whose surface is partly covered by ice
ATLANTIC
ARCTIC
INDIAN
SOUTHERN
30
What is the most important function of the ocean?
d. It has strong currents.
c. It absorbs and holds energy from sunlight.
b. It provides a safe place for recreational activities.
a. It is home to thousands of animal species.
