The Ultimate Geogarphy Quiz: Water Bodies
How much do you know about water bodies? As it pertains to this quiz, you should know what the name of the explorer was in 1947 that proved the ocean currents could have moved people across the ocean, what are stream like movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the sea, and what are the three aspects that affect surface currents. You should most certainly take this awesome quiz.
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What was the name of the explorer in 1947 that proved that Ocean Currents could have moved people across the ocean?
- A.
Thor Heyerdal
- B.
Jacques Cousteau
- C.
David Jenkins
- D.
Heinrik Wilhelm
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Thor Heyerdal -
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Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called:
Correct Answer
surface currents - 3.
What are the three factors that affect surface currents?
Correct Answer
global winds
Coriolis effect
continental deflections - 4.
Surface currents can reach depths of several hundred meters and lengths of several thousand kilometers?
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True - 5.
Different Winds cause currents to flow in different directions?
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True - 6.
Near the equator, the winds blow ocean water.
- A.
North to South
- B.
South to North
- C.
East to West
- D.
West to East
- E.
All of the above - the winds constantly change thus changing the direction of the currents
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C. East to West -
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At the poles, the ocean water is blown.
- A.
South to North
- B.
West to East
- C.
East to West
- D.
North to South
- E.
All of the above - the winds constantly change thus changing the direction of the currents
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B. West to East -
- 8.
The Coriolis Effect is
- A.
The curving of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth's rotation
- B.
The effect that a continent has on a current when it comes in contact with the continent
- C.
Streamlike movements of ocean water far elow the surface
- D.
The effect of increasing salination through evaporation
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A. The curving of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth's rotation -
- 9.
Continental Deflection is
- A.
What happens when a wave hits the beach
- B.
The wavelenght of a wave
- C.
What occurrs when surface currents meet continents
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. What occurrs when surface currents meet continents -
- 10.
All three factors of global winds, the Coriolis effect, and continental deflection work together to form a pattern of surface currents on the earth, but currents are also affected by the temperature of the water.
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True - 11.
Streamlike movements of ocean water far below the surface that are not affected by wind or the Coriolis effect is called?
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Deep currents - 12.
Deep currents form in parts of the ocean where water density.
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increases - 13.
Two factors that combine to affect the density of ocean water are?
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temperature
salinity - 14.
Increase in salinity can occur both through freezing and evaporation?
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True - 15.
Deep Currents move water.
- A.
From the Polar region to the Equatorial region
- B.
From the Equatorial region to the Polar region
- C.
For part of the year from the Polar region to the Equatorial region and part of the year from the Equatorial region to the Polar Region
- D.
From California to Mexico
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. From the Polar region to the Equatorial region -
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Surface currents carry warmer water.
- A.
Sometimes to Hawaii to Brazil
- B.
From the Equatorial region to the Polar region
- C.
From the Polar region to the Equatorial region
- D.
Changes based on El Nino
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. From the Equatorial region to the Polar region -
- 17.
Surface currents have no affect on the climate in many parts of the world?
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False - 18.
Some surface currents warm or cool coastal areas year-round.
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True - 19.
Surface currents are classified as ______water or _______water currents.
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warm
cold - 20.
The ____ ______ carries warm water from the Tropics to the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Gulf Stream - 21.
The Gulf Stream flows to the British Isles which creates a relatively (type warm, cool, or mild) climate.
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mild - 22.
The cold-water current, called the California Current, keeps the climate along the West Coast fairly (type warm, cool, or mild) all year long compared with temperatures inland.
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cool - 23.
The process in which cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean rises to the surface and replace warm surface water is called?
- A.
El Nino
- B.
Breakers
- C.
Upwelling
- D.
Riptides
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C. Upwelling -
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The highest point in a wave is called the:
- A.
Crest
- B.
Trough
- C.
Upwelling
- D.
Breakers
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Crest -
- 25.
The lowest point in the wave is called:
- A.
Breakers
- B.
Creast
- C.
Wave Period
- D.
Trough
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. Trough -
- 26.
The wave height is:
- A.
The distance between two adjacent wave crests or wave troughs
- B.
The time between the passage of two wave crests (or troughs) at a fixed point
- C.
The vertical distance between a wave's crest and its trough
- D.
None of the above
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C. The vertical distance between a wave's crest and its trough -
- 27.
To calculate wave speed (m /s) use the formula Wavelength (m) divided by wave period (s)
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True - 28.
For any given wavelength, an (Type increase or decrease) in the wave period will decrease the wave speed.
Correct Answer
increase - 29.
Deep-water waves are
- A.
Waves that move in water that is deeper than one-half of their wavelength
- B.
Waves that move in water that is less than one-half of their wave length
- C.
Waves that gravity eventually pulls the high wave crests down, causing them to crach into the ocean floor
- D.
The area between the breaker zone and the shore
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A. Waves that move in water that is deeper than one-half of their wavelength -
- 30.
Shallow-water waves are
- A.
The area between the breaker zone and the shore
- B.
Waves that gravity eventually pulls the high wave crests down, causing them to crach into the ocean floor
- C.
Waves that move in water that is deeper than one-half of their wavelength
- D.
Waves that move in water that is less than one-half of their wave length
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D. Waves that move in water that is less than one-half of their wave length -
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Breakers are
- A.
Waves that gravity eventually pulls the high wave crests down, causing them to crach into the ocean floor
- B.
Waves that move in water that is less than one-half of their wave length
- C.
The area between the breaker zone and the shore
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Waves that gravity eventually pulls the high wave crests down, causing them to crach into the ocean floor -
- 32.
When waves hit the shore at an angle, they cause water to move along the shore in a current called
- A.
Longshore current
- B.
Deep water current
- C.
Shallow water current
- D.
Longshore deflection
- E.
Sediment current
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A. Longshore current -
- 33.
White foaming waves with very steep crests that break in the open ocean before the waves get close to the shore are called:
- A.
Breakers
- B.
Swells
- C.
Surf
- D.
Whitecaps
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. Whitecaps -
- 34.
Rolling waves that move in a steady procession across the ocean are called:
- A.
Swells
- B.
Whitecaps
- C.
Surf
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Swells -
- 35.
Waves that form when a large volume of ocean water is suddenly moved up or down are called (Type Tsunami or Ocean Surge)
Correct Answer
Tsunami - 36.
What is a storm surge?
- A.
Waves that form when a large volume of ocean water is suddenly moved up or down
- B.
A local rise in sea level near the shor that is cuased by strong winds from a storm, such as a hurrican
- C.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. A local rise in sea level near the shor that is cuased by strong winds from a storm, such as a hurrican -
- 37.
Forces that continually move ocean water in regular patterns are called
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tides - 38.
The moon's gravity is the dominant force behind Earth's tides?
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True - 39.
The roation of the Earth and the moon's revolution around the Earth determine when tides occur?
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True - 40.
The difference between levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide is called
- A.
Neap tides
- B.
Spring tides
- C.
Tidal range
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C. Tidal range -
- 41.
When the sun, Earth, and Moon are in alignment with one another what type of tides occur
- A.
Neap tides
- B.
Spring tides
- C.
Tidal range
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Spring tides -
- 42.
When the sun, Earth, and moon form a 90-degree angle what type of tide occurs
- A.
Neap tides
- B.
Spring tides
- C.
Tidal range
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A. Neap tides -
- 43.
A body of water that rushes up through a narrow bay, estuary, or river channel during the rise of high tide, causing a very sudden tidal rise is called a
- A.
Tsunami
- B.
Storm surge
- C.
Tidal bore
- D.
Wave crest
Correct Answer
C. Tidal bore -
- 44.
When waves crash on the beach head-on, the water they moved through flows back to the ocean underneath new incoming waves. this movement of water, that carries sand, rock particles, and plankton away from the shore is called an
Correct Answer
undertow
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