3-b The Vast Ocean Honors Assessment
- 1.Compare AND Contrast shallow sea coral with deep sea coral. Pay special attention to food sources.
- 2.Tell me about the POMPEII worms.....
- 3.Choose the answer(s) that are the MOST accurate.
- A.
Thirty percent of the Earth is covered by land.
- B.
The Indian Ocean is the largest ocean
- C.
Approximately 70 % of the Earth is covered by water.
- D.
The mid-ocean ridges are the longest mountain ranges on the Earth
- 4.A big crack in the ocean floor?
- A.
Abyssal plain
- B.
Trench
- C.
Volcanic island
- 5.Between the continental shelf and a continental rise?
- A.
Volcanic island
- B.
Seamount
- C.
Continental slope
- 6.A large,flat surface of fossils?
- A.
Abyssal plain
- B.
Seamount
- C.
Trench
- 7.A mountain in the ocean?
- A.
Continental shelf
- B.
Trench
- C.
Seamount
- 8.Between the slope and shoreline?
- A.
Volcanic island
- B.
Trench
- C.
Abyssal plain
- D.
Continental shelf
- 9.Some robots explore the ocean for years at times and send data back to scientist at the surface. What type of robot is this?
- A.
Drone
- B.
Cyborge
- C.
Bionic
- 10.What is Geosat?
- A.
A sonar machine
- B.
A ship
- C.
A satellite
- 11.
Identify the Continental Shelf.- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 12.
Identify the abyssal plains .
- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 13.Which one of the following water bodies is the largest ocean?
- A.
Atlantic Ocean
- B.
Arctic Ocean
- C.
Indian Ocean
- D.
Pacific Ocean
- E.
Aral Sea
- 14.The true edge of the continent is the continental slope
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The ____________ are likely the most level places on Earth
- A.
Guyots
- B.
Deep-ocean trenches
- C.
Mid-ocean ridges
- D.
Continental slopes
- E.
None of the above
- 16.Access this website and then Choose the BEST answer(s) that describe an OCEAN TRENCH. http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/o/oceanic_trench.htm
- A.
The deepest part of the ocean
- B.
Trenches are distinctive of convergent boundaries
- C.
The deepest ocean depth ever sounded was in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench.
- D.
35798 ft is approximately 8.5 miles.
- 17.Read the Question below, Access the website then gather information that will help you answer the question. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070413151129.htm We have studied hydrothermal vents since they were discovered ________ yrs ago. Most of the vents can be found at the ______________________________, of fast moving tectonic plantes. Scientists have been studying "slow-moving" plates for at least ____________ years now. But accessing these vents has been very difficult because of their ___________________________.
- A.
50, continental margin, 40, location
- B.
40, continental shelf, 20, location
- C.
30, mid-ocean ridges, 10, location
- D.
120, continental slope, 5, location
- 18.Approximately how much of Earth's surface is covered by water?
- A.
50 %
- B.
30 %
- C.
70 %
- D.
40 %
- 19.What technology do scientists use to measure ocean depth?
- A.
Sonar
- B.
Laser
- C.
Rope
- D.
Submersible
- 20.There are 4 major Ocean Basins. Please choose the correct answer(s).
- A.
Anartic Ocean
- B.
Arctic Ocean
- C.
Dead Sea.
- D.
Atlantic Ocean
- E.
Indian Ocean
- F.
Pacific Ocean
- G.
Thethys Sea
- 21.
This image was MOST likely taken from the ________________________.
- A.
Continental margin
- B.
Seamounts
- C.
Abyssal plains
- D.
Continental shelf
- 22.SONAR is also
- A.
Microwave waves.
- B.
Echo sounding.
- C.
A pulmonary embolism.
- 23.
Choose the BEST answer(s). How did oceanographers obtain Crater Lake's bathymetry?
- A.
Sonar
- B.
Divers
- C.
Photographs
- D.
Satellite
- 24.
The _______________________________ reef is the largest reef in the world.
- A.
Reefs of Bora Bora
- B.
Great Barrier Reef
- C.
Cozumel Reefs
- 25.
What factors lead to the death of the Choral Reef at Fuji Island?
- A.
Overfishing
- B.
2 degrees increase in the ocean water
- C.
Siltation
- D.
Cooler water temperatures
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