Experiential Exam Review

What percentage of the Earth is covered by oceans?

• 25%

• 70%

• 50%

• 90%

What percentage of all water on Earth is salt water?

• 45.5%

• 78.5%

• 89.5%

• 97.5%

What is the word for iceberg in Inuktitut?

• ᐱᖃᓗᔭᖅ (piqalujak)

• ᑕᓯᖅ (tasiq)

• ᑕᕆᐅᖅ (tariuq)

• ᓯᑯ (siku)

What is the word for ocean in Inuktitut?

• ᐱᖃᓗᔭᖅ (piqalujak)

• ᑕᓯᖅ (tasiq)

• ᑕᕆᐅᖅ (tariuq)

• ᓯᑯ (siku)

What is the word for river in Inuktitut?

• ᐊᐳᑎ (aputi)

• ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ (auyuittuq)

• ᑰᒃ (kuuk)

• ᑕᕆᐅᖅ (tariuq)

Salinity is a measurement of which property of seawater?

• Temperature

• Oxygen concentration

• Density

• Saltiness

What is the average salinity of sea water?

• 0ppt

• 15ppt

• 35ppt

• 50ppt

Which of the following types of water would sink the fastest?

• warm and fresh

• cold and salty

• warm and salty

• cold and fresh

Which organisms have a higher biomass?

• Phytoplankton

• Char

• seal

• Polar Bear

Which ocean zone is located between 1,000 and 4,000 meters deep, is dark, and is home to many bioluminescent organisms?

• epipelagic zone (sunlight zone)

• mesopelagic zone (twilight zone)

• bathypelagic zone (midnight zone)

• abyssopelagic zone (the abyss)