ES.10 Oceanography Review

A change in the pattern of warm ocean currents can cause a climate change by?

• Increasing the amount of rainfall in desert areas

• Decreasing the Earth's rotation speed

• Altering the distribution of heat across the planet

• Increasing the number of earthquakes

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How do oceans and land absorb heat differently?

• Oceans absorb heat more uniformly than land

• Land absorbs heat more uniformly than oceans

• Both absorb heat at the same rate

• Neither absorbs heat from the sun

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What effect would a long-term rise in the average surface temperature have on the oceans?

• Increase in ocean salinity

• Decrease in ocean levels

• Rise in sea levels

• Formation of new ocean currents

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Which of these best describes a movement of the North Atlantic gyre the scientist needs to know?

• It moves in a straight line

• It moves clockwise

• It moves randomly

• It moves vertically

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Based on the information in the table, which ocean waters would have the potential to hold the most dissolved oxygen gas?

• deep ocean floor

• warm coastal current

• cold coastal current

• open ocean surface

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The average global ocean temperature in 1912 was 15.8 degrees Celsius and in 2011 this temperature was 16.5 degrees Celsius. Corals are sensitive to the temperature of ocean water. The health of corals is a concern if the ocean temperature continues to rise. Which of these is a likely prediction based on the current trend in ocean temperature data?

• speciation of coral reefs

• bleaching of coral reefs

• accelerated growth of coral reefs

• enhanced fish predation on coral reefs

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What is most regulated by the Water Quality Act of 1987?

• The amount of fish caught in oceans

• The levels of toxic chemicals discharged into bodies of water

• The temperature of ocean water

• The salinity of ocean water

What would be one practical way to reduce marine dead zones?

• Increase fishing activities

• Reduce the amount of fertilizer and waste from entering rivers and streams

• Increase ocean salinity

• Decrease ocean temperature

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How does the Coriolis effect impact ocean surface currents?

• It stops the currents completely

• It deflects the currents to the right in the Northern Hemisphere

• It speeds up the currents

• It reverses the direction of the currents

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Which two statements in the table below are TRUE about the changing salt concentrations of ocean water?

• When ocean water evaporates, the water gets less salty

• When ocean water evaporates, the water gets saltier

• When Earth’s ice increases, ocean water gets saltier

• When Earth’s ice increases, ocean water gets less salty

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