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Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
What causes neap tides?
  1. the alignment of the Moon and the Sun 180 degrees
  2. the alignment of the Moon and Sun 90 degrees
  3. the alignment of the Moon and Sun at opposite ends of Earth
  4. the Sun's position does not matter because it is too far away
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
A hole that is dug into the ground to obtain fresh water is called
  1. the recharge zone.
  2. a well.
  3. an aquifer.
  4. a watershed.
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
                   are found near continents, particularly around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
  1. Ocean trenches
  2. Ocean mountains
  3. Mid-ocean ridges
  4. Seafloor spreading
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
What causes spring tides?
  1. the alignment of the Moon and the Sun at 180 degrees
  2. the alignment of the Moon and Sun at 90 degrees
  3. the alignment of the Moon and Sun at 45 degrees
  4. the Sun's position does not matter because it is too far away
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
Ocean crust is made mostly of                .
  1. granite
  2. basalt
  3. water
  4. sediments
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
Desalination is the process of removing salt from ocean.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
                  are vast, underwater mountain chains.
  1. Ocean ridges
  2. Deep-sea trenches
  3. Subduction zones
  4. Lagoons
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is salinity?
  1. the amount of dissolved salts in water
  2. the amount of dissolved gases in seawater
  3. the coolness of the water
  4. the amount of water in the ocean
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
A sea is distinguished from a ocean by which two features?
  1. A sea is mostly surrounded by land and colder than an ocean.
  2. A sea is smaller than an ocean and mostly surrounded by land.
  3. A sea is colder and smaller than an ocean.
  4. A sea is smaller and less salty than an ocean.
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
Where do most surface ocean currents and water waves get their energy?
  1. gravity
  2. wind
  3. salinity gradients
  4. the thermocline
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
Coral reefs are made up of tiny animals called coral                .
  1. polyps
  2. shells
  3. leaves
  4. cells
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
Which process does NOT add salt to seawater?
  1. weathering of continental rock washed to the ocean by rivers and streams
  2. decay of hard-shelled sea creatures
  3. rain
  4. volcanoes
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
What type of glacier is confined to mountainous regions?
  1. Alpine glacier
  2. Continental glacier
  3. Iceberg
  4. Crevasse
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
Biological oceanographers and marine biologists study plants and animals in the marine environment. They interested in studying what?
  1. the number of marine organisms
  2. how these organisms develop
  3. how they relate to one another
  4. adapt to their environment
  5. interact with it
  6. all of the above
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
The area underground that contains groundwater is called a(n)                .
  1. aquifer
  2. water table
  3. well
  4. watershed
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
Which type of seawater has the greatest density?
  1. warm, with low salinity
  2. warm, with high salinity
  3. cold, with low salinity
  4. cold, with high salinity
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