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Oceans Review Human Multiple Choice

Oceans Review Human Multiple Choice. Which of the following gasses dissolves most easily in ocean water? . Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Carbon dioxide. Which of the following gasses dissolves most easily in ocean water? . Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Carbon dioxide.

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Oceans Review Human Multiple Choice

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  1. Oceans ReviewHuman Multiple Choice

  2. Which of the following gasses dissolves most easily in ocean water? • Hydrogen • Oxygen • Nitrogen • Carbon dioxide

  3. Which of the following gasses dissolves most easily in ocean water? • Hydrogen • Oxygen • Nitrogen • Carbon dioxide

  4. The boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust occurs at the base of the • Continental shelf • Continental slope • Abyssal plain • Midocean ridge

  5. The boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust occurs at the base of the • Continental shelf • Continental slope • Abyssal plain • Midocean ridge

  6. What percentage of ocean water is pure water? • 3.5% • 39.5% • 57.7 % • 96.5 %

  7. What percentage of ocean water is pure water? • 3.5% • 39.5% • 57.7 % • 96.5 %

  8. The majority of the dissolved minerals carried into the ocean by earth’s rivers are • Salts • Ores • Silicates • Carbonates

  9. The majority of the dissolved minerals carried into the ocean by earth’s rivers are • Salts • Ores • Silicates • Carbonates

  10. The shallowest portion of the continental margin is the • Continental shelf • Continental slope • Abyssal plain • Mid-ocean ridge

  11. The shallowest portion of the continental margin is the • Continental shelf • Continental slope • Abyssal plain • Mid-ocean ridge

  12. Which of the following describes a sea mount? • Ocean floor at the edge of a margin • Underwater mountain range • Sediment piled at the base of the continental slope • Submerged volcanic mountains

  13. Which of the following describes a sea mount? • Ocean floor at the edge of a margin • Underwater mountain range • Sediment piled at the base of the continental slope • Submerged volcanic mountains

  14. Nearly all ocean life is regulated by the • Type of sediment on the ocean floor • Addition of substances to ocean water • Life processes of phytoplankton • Abundance of swimming ocean animals

  15. Nearly all ocean life is regulated by the • Type of sediment on the ocean floor • Addition of substances to ocean water • Life processes of phytoplankton • Abundance of swimming ocean animals

  16. The process by which deep, nutrient rich water moves upward to replace surface water that has been blown off shore is called • Thermocline • Distilling • Desalination • Upwelling

  17. The process by which deep, nutrient rich water moves upward to replace surface water that has been blown off shore is called • Thermocline • Distilling • Desalination • Upwelling

  18. Organisms that live on the ocean floor are called • Zooplankton • Nekton • Benthos • Phytoplankton

  19. Organisms that live on the ocean floor are called • Zooplankton • Nekton • Benthos • Phytoplankton

  20. The Mediterranean Sea’s high salinity can be attributed to • Constant evaporation of the surface water • The temperature of the deep currents • The wind • Upwelling

  21. The Mediterranean Sea’s high salinity can be attributed to • Constant evaporation of the surface water • The temperature of the deep currents • The wind • Upwelling

  22. Large ocean animals that swim and eat microscopic plants and animals are called • Zooplankton • Nekton • Benthos • Phytoplankton

  23. Large ocean animals that swim and eat microscopic plants and animals are called • Zooplankton • Nekton • Benthos • Phytoplankton

  24. Deep Atlantic currents are formed largely as a result of • Erosion by surface winds • Heating of surface water • Rotation of the earth • Sinking dense water

  25. Deep Atlantic currents are formed largely as a result of • Erosion by surface winds • Heating of surface water • Rotation of the earth • Sinking dense water

  26. The most valuable resource taken from the ocean is • Petroleum from beneath the ocean floor • Copper deposited on the ocean floor • Calcite found in sea shells • Gold dissolved in the ocean

  27. The most valuable resource taken from the ocean is • Petroleum from beneath the ocean floor • Copper deposited on the ocean floor • Calcite found in sea shells • Gold dissolved in the ocean

  28. Tides are primarily caused by • Density differences • Salinity differences • Gravitational attraction • Currents

  29. Tides are primarily caused by • Density differences • Salinity differences • Gravitational attraction • Currents

  30. Which type of current results from underwater landslides? • Rip current • Turbidity current • Longshore current • Tidal current

  31. Which type of current results from underwater landslides? • Rip current • Turbidity current • Longshore current • Tidal current

  32. What is the driving force for surface ocean currents? • Density layering • The Coriolis Effects • Global winds • Salt concentration

  33. What is the driving force for surface ocean currents? • Density layering • The Coriolis Effects • Global winds • Salt concentration

  34. The most abundant major element that is dissolved in ocean water is • Chlorine • Calcium • Boron • Potassium

  35. The most abundant major element that is dissolved in ocean water is • Chlorine • Calcium • Boron • Potassium

  36. Which feature is formed when oceanic plates are separating? • Trench • Submarine canyon • Mid ocean Ridge • Abyssal plain

  37. Which feature is formed when oceanic plates are separating? • Trench • Submarine canyon • Mid ocean Ridge • Abyssal plain

  38. Which ocean zone separates warm surface water from cold deep water? • Abyssal plain • Thermocline • Neritic zone • Benthic

  39. Which ocean zone separates warm surface water from cold deep water? • Abyssal plain • Thermocline • Neritic zone • Benthic

  40. In which environment does salinity tend to be higher? • Deep lake waters • Deep tropical waters • Surface tropical waters • Surface temperate waters

  41. In which environment does salinity tend to be higher? • Deep lake waters • Deep tropical waters • Surface tropical waters • Surface temperate waters

  42. Which of the following organisms serve as the first link in the ocean food chain? • Benthos • Seaweed • Nekton • Plankton

  43. Which of the following organisms serve as the first link in the ocean food chain? • Benthos • Seaweed • Nekton • Plankton

  44. In general, all the elements necessary to sustain marine life are consumed • Near the surface of the ocean • Near the shoreline • At intermediate ocean depths • At great ocean depths

  45. In general, all the elements necessary to sustain marine life are consumed • Near the surface of the ocean • Near the shoreline • At intermediate ocean depths • At great ocean depths

  46. Nodules are valuable sources of • Carbon • Manganese • Silicon • Magnesium

  47. Nodules are valuable sources of • Carbon • Manganese • Silicon • Magnesium

  48. Changes in slat concentration in the ocean will cause changes in • Surface ocean currents • Temperature • Density • Volume

  49. Changes in slat concentration in the ocean will cause changes in • Surface ocean currents • Temperature • Density • Volume

  50. THE END!!!

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