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Ocean Environment Review SOL 5.6

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A major current that affects the east coast of North America is the _________.

Gulf Stream

Ocean Drift

Atlantic Current

Jet Stream

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Mediterranean Sea has more salinity than the Atlantic Ocean. So, the Mediterranean sea is ___.

wider

saltier

cooler

deeper

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As you travel from the continental shelf to the abyssal plain the temperature and pressure ___.

temperature and pressure increase

temperature decreases / pressure increases

temperature increases / pressure decreases

temperature and pressure decrease

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The main reason lakes and oceans have different types of animal life is that oceans have ___.

sandy shores and bottoms

a much larger surface area

larger waves at the surface

water with more salt

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Tides are most affected by _____.

the varying rainfall and melting polar caps

the moon's gravity and Earth's rotation

the sun's gravity and Earth's rotation

the rotation of the moon and the tilt of the Earth

15

The ocean floor _____.

has mountains, plains, and ridges like land surfaces

is a flat bed of sand

is covered by the same amount of water everywhere

covers less area than land

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Which level of the ocean is home to most marine life?

ocean floor

continental slops

trench

continental shelf

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Only specially adapted organisms can survive at the bottom of the ocean because___.

the water is very warm at the bottom of the ocean

the salinity is very low at the bottom of the ocean

the pressure is very high at the bottom of the ocean

the sunlight is very bright at the bottom of the ocean

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Using this map, sailors could catch the current off the coast of VA to help them get where?

South Africa

South America

Central America

Europe

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The measurement of salt in the water in a sample is called _____.

nutrient

millimeter

plankton

salinity

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A child builds a sandcastle and the next morning it is gone. What caused it to disappear?

the salinity of the water

the changing of water pressure

the changing of the tides

the moving currents in the water

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Based on this marine food web, which 3 organisms eat squid?

leopard seal, elephant seal, and killer whale

krill, penguins, and leopard seals

leopard seal, penguin, and elephant seal

zooplankton, cod, and leopard seal

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Which 3 factors cause currents?

wind, temperature, and speed

wind, temperature, and salinity

wind, temperature, and zones

wind, temperature, and plankton

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Algae and other producers need a lot of sunlight. Most ocean algae would be found here___.

abyssal plain

continental shelf

ocean trench

continental slope

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Using the diagram, what part of the ocean is letter G?

island

abyssal plain

trench

seamount

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Using the ocean floor diagram, what part of the ocean floor is F?

continental shelf

continental slope

abyssal plain

seamount

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