Ocean Floor - Test Yourself
10 Questions
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A quiz to test yourself on Earth Science material regarding the Ocean Floor, for review.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Oceanography is a specific branch of geology.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The Northern Hemisphere is often referred to as the land hemisphere.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.We can use sonar to study the ocean floor because
- A.
We know the speed of sound in water
- B.
We know how big the ship is
- C.
Satellites provide the rate of gravity
- D.
We have detailed maps of the complete seafloor
- E.
We can't measure the depth
- 4.Which one of the following water bodies is the largest ocean?
- A.
Arctic Ocean
- B.
Atlantic Ocean
- C.
Aral Sea
- D.
Indian Ocean
- E.
Pacific Ocean
- 5.The measurement of ocean depths and the charting of the shape or topography of the ocean floor is
- A.
Altimetry
- B.
Oceanography
- C.
Sonimetry
- D.
Bathymetry
- E.
None of the above
- 6.Which of the following is not considered one of the four main ocean basins?
- A.
Asiatic
- B.
Indian
- C.
Arctic
- D.
Pacific
- E.
Atlantic
- 7.The ____________ are likely the most level places on Earth.
- A.
Guyots
- B.
Continental slopes
- C.
Mid-ocean ridges
- D.
Deep-ocean trenches
- E.
None of the above
- 8.The mid-ocean ridge winds through all major oceans.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The true edge of the continent is the continental slope.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Downslope movements of dense, sediment-laden water are known as ____________ currents.
- A.
Avalanche
- B.
Sediment
- C.
Longshore
- D.
Density
- E.
Turbidity
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