Chapter 2 Ocean geography Test Review

How much of the Earth's surface is covered by the world ocean?

• 78%

• 65%

• 71%

• 53%

The big bang was:

• the giant cosmic explosion that occurred 13.7 billion years ago and created the universe

• the origin of the earths magnetic field

• the origin of the earth's oceans as water condensed on earth

• the beginning of plate tectonics and Continental drift

Pangaea , the name given to the supercontinent that existed before contenental drift was coined by

• Harry Hess

• Sir Frances Bacon

• Alfred Wegner

• Edward Seuss

Which of the following is the world's smallest and shallowest ocean?

• Antarctic Ocean

• Artic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

The oceans are frequently referred together as:

• the seven seas

• world ocean

• Indo-Pacific Ocean

• Circumpolar Ocean

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the :

• Crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

The process by which a lithospheric plate descends into the mantle is called:

• faulting

• induction

• seafloor spreading

• subduction

Which one of the following is NOT one of the world's major ocean basins?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Antarctic Ocean

The largest percentage of the world ocean is found in the:

• southern hemisphere

• northern hemisphere

• western hemisphere

• eastern hemisphere

The thickest of the Earth's physical layers is the :

• crust

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle