Chapter 13 Test - Craig Fisher | Library

MULTIPLE CHOICE
-Choose the correct answer by clicking on your answer choice. Only one answer is correct. (2 pts. each)

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How are regions of the continental margin divided?

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How many ecological zones make up the benthic environment?

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Which of these resources cannot be harvested from the ocean?

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Which of the following statements is true about the Pacific Ocean?

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The ocean's surface temperatures vary with time of year and

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Which of the following statements describes plankton?

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Wave energy is

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How can picking up trash on a beach help?

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Which of the following is a form of point-source pollution?

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Which statement is true about Earth's oceans?

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An ocean trench

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Crabs, seaweed and clams are all

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Which zone of the benthic environment is located between low and high tide limits?

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Farming and fishing are ways of harvesting the ocean's

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One kind of renewable resource from the ocean is

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Wave energy in the North Sea is strong enough to produce power for

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Which of the following is NOT a source of point-source pollution?

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Why is plastic trash dangerous to marine animals?

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Which of the following describes the Earth 4.5 billion years ago?

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Which of the following statements about salt in the oceans is true?

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What is salinity?

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What would happen if the oceans did not absorb energy from the sun?

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What two major regions is the ocean floor divided into?

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What is special about the marine life in the intertidal zone?

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Sonar technology is based on the

COMPLETION
-Complete the following questions by selecting the correct answer from the word bank. Misspelled words will be marked as incorrect. Some answers may be used more than once, others may not be used at all. (2 pts. each)

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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The bottom of the ocean is also known as the ________________________.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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Whales, dolphins and porposes are part of the _________________ group of marine life.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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Coral, sponges and seaweed are all part of the __________________ group of marine life.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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The neritic and oceanic zones make up the _________________________.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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Drifting organisms that may be plant-like or animal-like are called _____________________.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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People who live in hot, dry climates often rely on _____________________________ for their drinking water.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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Energy generated from tides is called ______________________.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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Coastal waters in cool, humid areas where fresh water rivers run into the ocean tend to have lower ___________________.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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Most ______________ are microscopic and float at or near the ocean's surface.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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Mountains on the ocean floor that can turn into volcanic islands are called _________________________.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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Mountain chains called _____________________ are formed by magma coming from rift zones.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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When one ocean plate is forced underneath another one, a(n) ___________________ forms.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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In a rift zone, a ___________________ forms between mountains.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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Pollution that comes from many different places is called _____________________________.

Word Bank

plankton         nekton          pelagic environment                  benthic environment                       benthos                    
      desalination plants             tidal energy             wave energy                 solar energy         geothermal energy            benthic        salinity      mid-ocean ridges       desalination      seamount      sublittoral       thermocline            seamounts        ocean  trench        rift valley          desalinization     renewable               nonrenewable                         
                                                point-source pollution           nonpoint-source pollution

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The process of removing salt from ocean water is called __________________.

MATCHING
-Complete the following matching questions by clicking on the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. (2 pts. each)

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The area between the shoreline and the continental slope

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The base of the continental slope

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The broad, flat part of the deep-ocean basin.

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Mountain chain on the ocean floor.

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Huge crack in the ocean floor.

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The zone between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.

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The largest ecological zone of the ocean.

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The deepest benthic zone

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The zone that covers the continental shelf.

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The zone covering the entire ocean floor past the continental shelf.

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