Ocean Motion Assessment Mcfadden Period 8
- 1.Water particles in waves move _____________.
- A.
Toward shore
- B.
In a circle
- C.
Sideways
- D.
Backward
- 2.When the Moon, Earth, and Sun are in a line, the tidal range is _______________.
- A.
Unchanged
- B.
Unpredictable
- C.
Lowest
- D.
Greatest
- 3.Giant waves produced by gravity are called _____________.
- A.
Upwellings
- B.
Tidal waves
- C.
Currents
- D.
Tides
- 4.When the Sun, Earth, and Moon form a 90 degree angle, we have _____________ tides.
- A.
Spring
- B.
Neap
- C.
Normal
- D.
Fall
- 5.Surface currents are caused by ____________.
- A.
Upwelling
- B.
Cold water
- C.
Warm water
- D.
Winds
- 6.The lowest point on a wave is called the wave ____________________.
- A.
Trough
- B.
Crest
- C.
Height
- D.
Tide
- 7.Slow-moving, cold currents may rise to the surface. This ________________ of cold water carries food particles to the surface, resulting in areas of good fishing.
- A.
Upwelling
- B.
Crest
- C.
Tide
- D.
Trough
- 8.An increase in ocean salinity can increase ______________, creating a current.
- A.
Wavelength
- B.
Density
- C.
The Coriolis effect
- D.
Wave height
- 9.Every 1 Kg of ocean water contains 35 g of _________________.
- A.
Calcium
- B.
Dissolved salts
- C.
Sulfur
- D.
Chloride ions
- 10.Surface currents affect _____________.
- A.
High tides
- B.
Low ides
- C.
The ocean bottom
- D.
The climate on continents
- 11.When the wind blows across a body of water, ____________ between the water and the air causes the water to move.
- A.
Ions
- B.
Gravity
- C.
Friction
- D.
Density
- 12.Once the atmosphere cooled enough, water vapor condensed and _________ began to fall onto the Earth.
- A.
Dust
- B.
Precipitation
- C.
Lava
- D.
Ash
- 13.Oxygen enters the ocean from the atmosphere and from organisms that _____________.
- A.
Photosynthesize
- B.
Form bones
- C.
Respire
- D.
Form shells
- 14.Dissolved calcium is carried to the ocean by _____________.
- A.
Animals
- B.
Rivers
- C.
Wind
- D.
Gravity
- 15.Because substances are constantly being added and substances are constantly being used by plants and animals, the salinity of the oceans _____________.
- A.
Remains balanced
- B.
Increases
- C.
Decreases
- D.
Doubles
- 16.What causes the water to go back into the sea after a wave breaks onto the shore?
- A.
Gravity
- B.
Density
- C.
Friction
- D.
Coriolis effect
- 17.Cold, dense water around Norway, Greenland, and Labrador form _______________.
- A.
The California Current
- B.
The Gulf Stream
- C.
The Mediterranean intermediate water
- D.
North Atlantic Deep Water
- 18.A ____ is a kind of wave that forms when a rising tide enters a shallow, narrow river from a wide area of the sea.
- A.
Neap tide
- B.
Tidal bore
- C.
Spring tide
- D.
Tidal range
- 19.If a wave's amplitude increases, the amount of _______ it carries also increases.
- A.
Energy
- B.
Water
- C.
Oxygen
- D.
Dissolved salts
- 20.The warm water of the ___________ effects Iceland's climate.
- A.
California Current
- B.
Gulf Stream
- C.
Mediterranean intermediate water
- D.
North Atlantic Deep Water
- 21.Currents that are south of the equator move in a ____________ direction.
- A.
Clockwise
- B.
Counterclockwise
- 22.The Gulf Stream is a _______________.
- A.
Surface current
- B.
Deep water current
- C.
Polar current
- 23.
![What letter represents wavelength?
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What letter represents wavelength?- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 24.
![What letter represents crest?
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What letter represents crest?- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 25.
![What letter represents trough?
- ProProfs]( "What letter represents trough?")
What letter represents trough?- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
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