Oceans SOL Review

About how much of the Earth is covered with ocean?

• 97%

• 55%

• 70%

• 85%

Which of the following organisms is at the top of an ocean food chain?

• Plankton

• Cod

• Lobster

• Shark

Tides are controlled by....

• Salinity

• Wind and storms

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The temperature of the water

Which of the following is an ocean current that borders the east coast of the United States?

• Gulf Stream

• Jett Stream

• North Atlantic Current

• Equatorial Current

Which of the following can be found in the most shallow parts of the ocean?

• Trench

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Rise

• Continental Shelf

What do you call an ocean volcano?

• Trench

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Seamount

• Continental Slope

The Mariana __________ is the deepest known place on Earth

• Volcanoe

• Seamount

• Ridge

• Trench

The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the...

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• trench

What is letter C?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Cont. Shelf
• Cont. Slope
• Abyssal Plain

What is letter D?

• Cont. Shelf
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Volcanic Island
• Seamount