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Chapter 8

Chapter 8. Test Prep Game. What causes a surface current? Earth’s Orbit Wind Earth’s Rotation Temperature. What causes a surface current? Earth’s Orbit Wind Earth’s Rotation Temperature. How can an increase in CO 2 in the air affect seawater? O 2 levels rise O 2 levels fall

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Chapter 8

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  1. Chapter 8 Test Prep Game

  2. What causes a surface current? • Earth’s Orbit • Wind • Earth’s Rotation • Temperature

  3. What causes a surface current? • Earth’s Orbit • Wind • Earth’s Rotation • Temperature

  4. How can an increase in CO2 in the air affect seawater? • O2 levels rise • O2 levels fall • pH falls • pH rises

  5. How can an increase in CO2 in the air affect seawater? • O2 levels rise • O2 levels fall • pH falls • pH rises

  6. Water that has a lower salinity than average is _______. • Seawater • Gyre • Marine • Brackish

  7. Water that has a lower salinity than average is _______. • Seawater • Gyre • Marine • Brackish

  8. A(n) __________ occurs when the Earth, Moon and Sun are in a straight line. • Spring Tide • Neap Tide • High Tide • Low Tide

  9. A(n) __________ occurs when the Earth, Moon and Sun are in a straight line. • Spring Tide • Neap Tide • High Tide • Low Tide

  10. A ____________ is a large volume of water flowing in one direction. • Tsunami • Tidal Range • Upwelling • Current

  11. A ____________ is a large volume of water flowing in one direction. • Tsunami • Tidal Range • Upwelling • Current

  12. A(n) _______ carries warm and cold water in a circular system. • Upwelling • Tsunami • Gyre • Harmful Algal Bloom

  13. A(n) _______ carries warm and cold water in a circular system. • Upwelling • Tsunami • Gyre • Harmful Algal Bloom

  14. A(n) _________ is a vertical movement of water towards the surface. • Upwelling • Tsunami • Gyre • Harmful Algal Bloom

  15. A(n) _________ is a vertical movement of water towards the surface. • Upwelling • Tsunami • Gyre • Harmful Algal Bloom

  16. Which is NOT a cause of tsunamis? • Earthquakes • Landslides • Volcanic Eruptions • Hurricanes

  17. Which is NOT a cause of tsunamis? • Earthquakes • Landslides • Volcanic Eruptions • Hurricanes

  18. Which moves water horizontally? • Density Current • Temperature Currents • Surface Currents • Upwellings

  19. Which moves water horizontally? • Density Current • Temperature Currents • Surface Currents • Upwellings

  20. Which is NOT an consequence of rising ocean temperature? • Coral Bleaching • Shells Dissolving • Glacial Melting • Rising Sea Level

  21. Which is NOT an consequence of rising ocean temperature? • Coral Bleaching • Shells Dissolving • Glacial Melting • Rising Sea Level

  22. Fertilizer runoff from agricultural areas can cause and excess of __________. • Acid • CO2 • Salts • Nutrients

  23. Fertilizer runoff from agricultural areas can cause and excess of __________. • Acid • CO2 • Salts • Nutrients

  24. Currents south of the equator turn CCW because of _______________. • The Coriolis Effect • Cold Water Rising • The Warm Equator • Cold Polar Regions

  25. Currents south of the equator turn CCW because of _______________. • The Coriolis Effect • Cold Water Rising • The Warm Equator • Cold Polar Regions

  26. Tides are caused by ___________________. • The rise and fall of water • Changes in ocean salinity • The gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon • The interaction between sand and seawater

  27. Tides are caused by ___________________. • The rise and fall of water • Changes in ocean salinity • The gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon • The interaction between sand and seawater

  28. _______ is the highest point in a wave. • Trough • Crest • Wavelength • Wave Height

  29. _______ is the highest point in a wave. • Trough • Crest • Wavelength • Wave Height

  30. A(n) __________ is a collapsing wave. • Crest • Trough • Breaker • Tide

  31. A(n) __________ is a collapsing wave. • Crest • Trough • Breaker • Tide

  32. In which direction do currents flow in the Northern Hemisphere? • Counter Clockwise (CCW) • Clockwise (CW) • From North to South • From South to North

  33. In which direction do currents flow in the Northern Hemisphere? • Counter Clockwise (CCW) • Clockwise (CW) • From North to South • From South to North d

  34. How long does it take to complete one cycle of the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt? • 1 year • 100 years • 1,000 years • 10 years

  35. How long does it take to complete one cycle of the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt? • 1 year • 100 years • 1,000 years • 10 years d

  36. What are the names of the 5 oceans? • Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic, Southern • Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern • Indian, Antarctic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern • Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic

  37. What are the names of the 5 oceans? • Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic, Southern • Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern • Indian, Antarctic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern • Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic d

  38. Which ocean is the largest and deepest? • Indian • Atlantic • Pacific • Arctic

  39. Which ocean is the largest and deepest? • Indian • Atlantic • Pacific • Arctic d

  40. When did the oceans begin to form? • 3.5 Million Years Ago • 4.2 Billion Years Ago • 100,000 Years Ago • 542 Million Years Ago

  41. When did the oceans begin to form? • 3.5 Million Years Ago • 4.2 Billion Years Ago • 100,000 Years Ago • 542 Million Years Ago d

  42. What are the three main ingredients of seawater? • Chlorine, Sodium, Carbon • Sodium, Sulfate, Nitrogen • Chlorine, Sulfate, Potassium • Chlorine, Sodium, Sulfate

  43. What are the three main ingredients of seawater? • Chlorine, Sodium, Carbon • Sodium, Sulfate, Nitrogen • Chlorine, Sulfate, Potassium • Chlorine, Sodium, Sulfate d

  44. Which of the following seafloor features is closest to a continent? • Continental Slope • Trench • Continental Margin • Abyssal Plain

  45. Which of the following seafloor features is closest to a continent? • Continental Slope • Trench • Continental Margin • Abyssal Plain d

  46. What are the two main Seafloor resources? • Energy and Sand • Energy and Minerals • Sand and Minerals • Water and Sand

  47. What are the two main Seafloor resources? • Energy and Sand • Energy and Minerals • Sand and Minerals • Water and Sand d

  48. What is the name for the large, flat areas across the deepest part of the seafloor? • Mid-Ocean Ridges • Ocean Trenches • Abyssal Plains • Continental Margins

  49. What is the name for the large, flat areas across the deepest part of the seafloor? • Mid-Ocean Ridges • Ocean Trenches • Abyssal Plains • Continental Margins d

  50. What is a Tidal Range? • A mountain that occurs at Low Tide • The height difference between High and Low Tide • A mountain that occurs at High Tide • The height difference between Spring and Neap Tide

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