Quiz about 4.7 Oceans Review

Question 1

Match the geological features of the ocean floor:

an area of shallow water that surrounds land

Accepted Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Continental Rise

Answer

Continental Slope

Answer

Ocean Trench

Answer

Abyssal Plain

Question 2

Match the geological features of the ocean floor:

covers 70% of the ocean floor

Accepted Answer

Abyssal Plain

Answer

Continental Rise

Answer

Continental Slope

Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Ocean Trench

Question 3

Match the geological features of the ocean floor:

found deeper in the abyssal plain

Accepted Answer

Ocean Trench

Answer

Continental Rise

Answer

Continental Slope

Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Abyssal Plain

Question 4

Match the geological features of the ocean floor:

descends to the abyssal plain

Accepted Answer

Continental Slope

Answer

Continental Rise

Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Ocean Trench

Answer

Abyssal Plain

Question 5

Match the geological features of the ocean floor:

found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain

Accepted Answer

Continental Rise

Answer

Continental Slope

Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Ocean Trench

Answer

Abyssal Plain

Question 6

A physical property is something that can be _____.

Accepted Answer

measured

Answer

observed

Question 7

One physical property of ocean water is that it is a mixture of _____ substances.

Accepted Answer

dissolved

Answer

solid

Question 8

_____ is the measure of all salts dissolved in water.

Accepted Answer

Salinity

Answer

Weight

Answer

Temperature

Answer

Thickness

Question 9

The amount of salt in ocean water _____.

Accepted Answer

varies in some places

Answer

is the same in all places

Question 10

Ocean water is a complex mixture of _____.

Accepted Answer

water, gases, and dissolved solids

Answer

gases and dissolved solids

Answer

water and gases

Answer

water and dissolved solids

Question 11

Ocean currents are caused by _____.

Accepted Answer

wind patterns

Answer

salinity changes

Answer

the depth of the ocean

Answer

the amount of ocean plants

Question 12

Ocean currents are caused by the differences in water due to _____.

Accepted Answer

temperature

Answer

salinity

Answer

color

Answer

texture

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of an ocean current?

Accepted Answer

The Gulf Stream

Answer

the Asteroid Belt

Answer

the Marine Ridge

Answer

the Continental Shelf

Question 14

Ocean currents _____ the mixing of ocean water.

Accepted Answer

affect

Answer

do not affect

Question 15

Characteristics of the ocean include the movement of ocean water.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 16

Which of the following statements are true?

Select 2.

Accepted Answer

A food chain shows energy passed as one organism eats another.

Accepted Answer

A food web shows many food chains interconnected.

Answer

A food chain shows many food webs interconnected.

Question 17

In oceans, both plants and floating organisms such as algae serve as _____ within a food chain.

Accepted Answer

producers

Answer

consumers

Question 18

Organisms in the ocean environment are grouped according to their _____.

Accepted Answer

movement

Answer

age

Answer

size

Question 19

Which type of organism adheres to surfaces on the ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

nonmoving organisms

Answer

floating organisms

Answer

swimming organisms

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