Ocean Water Characteristics Quiz

What are the main characteristics of oceans?

• Salinity, density, and temperature

• Evaporation, precipitation, and runoff

• Interconnectedness, depth, and temperature

• Marine organisms, dissolved gases, and salinity

What is the measure of dissolved solids in water, usually referring to salt content?

• Evaporation

• Salinity

• Temperature

• Density

What are the 3 most abundant gasses in seawater? Choose all that apply.

• Methane

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

What is the name for tiny animals that feed on phytoplankton?

• Zooplankton

• Plankton

• Phytoplankton

• Marine organisms

What is the name for drifting plants that use photosynthesis for energy production?

• Marine organisms

• Zooplankton

• Phytoplankton

• Plankton

What is the name for the area of the oceans that light reaches and has abundant light?

What is the name for the zone where sunlight does not reach and temperature doesn't change much with increased depth?

• Thermocline

• Deep Zone

• Mixed Layer

• Surface Zone

What is the name for the process in which water vapor hits cooler temperatures and condenses back into a liquid on small airborne particles?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

What is the name for the process in which water falls as rain when individual drops of water grow big enough to feel the effect of gravity?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

What is the name for the largest ocean on Earth?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic