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Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
The pull of gravity from the Sun and the Moon cause a tidal                 on the surface of Earth.
  1. hole
  2. bulge
  3. crater
  4. river
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
There are how many oceans in the world?
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 7
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
A layer of rock that contains water is called a(n)               .
  1. aquifer
  2. bay
  3. inlet
  4. estuary
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
What carries warm water toward the poles?
  1. tides
  2. rivers
  3. waves
  4. currents
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology

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Seamounts, abyssal plains, and trenches are all part of
  1. deep ocean basins.
  2. continental margins.
  3. Coriolis effect.
  4. El Nino.
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
The ocean is a large body of water.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
Floods wash away soil and leave a new layer of soil.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
When water turns into a gas it is called                .
  1. precipitation
  2. evaporation
  3. condensation
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
Which of the following is an undersea, volcanic mountain found on the ocean floor?
  1. abyssal plain
  2. seamount
  3. subduction
  4. sonar
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is the definition of shore?
  1. large body of salt water
  2. the land along the edge of a body of water
  3. a large area of sand or pebbles along the shore
  4. up and down movement of water
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
A gyre is a giant circular current in the ocean.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
  1. Pacific
  2. Atlantic
  3. Indian
  4. Arctic
  5. Oceania
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is accumulation?
  1. flow of water
  2. humidity
  3. the amount of water vapor in the air
  4. build-up of water on Earth's surface
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
About how much of Earth's surface is covered in water?
  1. 80%
  2. 55%
  3. 97%
  4. 70%
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
Ocean trenches are the deepest parts of the oceans and the continental shelves are the most shallow parts.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
As the depth of the ocean increases the temperature increases.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
Heat energy from the Sun causes water on Earth's surface to change to water vapor, a process called evaporation.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
Currents do not affect plant and animal life in the ocean.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
Deep ocean currents move because of temperature and wind.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is the largest ocean in the world?
  1. Pacific
  2. Atlantic
  3. India
  4. Arctic
  5. Antarctic/Southern
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