Earth Science Chapter 2H Test Review

Pesticide runoff is a source of point-source pollution.

The U.S. Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act prohibits dumping harmful materials into the ocean.

area between the shoreline and the continental slope

What is the world's smallest ocean?

Which of these could form into a volcanic island?

Oil that has drained into waterways and pollutes the oceans is an example of nonpoint-source pollution.

Sonar and satellites are used to study...

What is evaporation?

The two major regions of the ocean floor are the continental margin and the mid-ocean ridge.

The two major zones in the pelagic environment are the sublittoral and the oceanic zones.

Which of the following affects the ocean's surface temperature?

Removing salt from ocean water is called...

Which animal lives in the oceanic zone?

area between the continental shelf and the ocean floor

Which zone of the benthic environment is located between low and high tide limits?

Which of the following is the most common type of dissolved salt found in the ocean?

Wave energy in the North Sea is strong enough to produce power for...

Why is platic trash dangerous to marine animals?

Broad, flat part of the deep-ocean basin

Fish and seaweed are examples of the ocean's...

An ocean trench runs parallel to a chain of volcanic islands.

The ocean's have stayed the same since the begining of time.

Crabs and seaweed are both

base of the continental slope

Which of the following is a renewable ocean resource?