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Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology

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Which shows the driving force of energy for the water cycle?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. E
  4. J
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
What are pebbles and boulders carried in a stream called?
  1. a dissolved load
  2. a youthful load
  3. a suspended load
  4. a bed load
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology

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Which is the primary difference between C and D?
  1. altitude
  2. state of matter
  3. direction of transport
  4. chemical composition
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
A strip of land that forms at the mouth of a bay is a                .
  1. rip
  2. sea arch
  3. sink
  4. spit
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
The movement of cold water from the bottom to the surface is                .
  1. tombolo
  2. upwelling
  3. wave height
  4. winds
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
The instrument used in modern times to measure the oceans' depths is the                .
  1. echo sounding
  2. grab sampler
  3. Challenger Deep
  4. high tide
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is material carried in solution in a river called?
  1. a dissolved load
  2. a youthful load
  3. a suspended load
  4. a bed load
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology

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What is the major force moving water in H?
  1. gravity
  2. friction
  3. evaporation
  4. condensation
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
On the average, how much salt is contained in one cubed foot of ocean water?
  1. 4 pounds
  2. 2.2 pounds
  3. 12 pounds
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
Which statement best describes the amount of sunlight that reaches the abyssopelagic zone?
  1. Sunlight does not reach the zone.
  2. Sunlight reaches only the top of the zone.
  3. Sunlight reaches throughout the entire zone.
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
In which ocean layer would you be least likely to find bioluminescent life?
  1. epipelagic
  2. bathypelagic
  3. mesopelagic
  4. abyssopelagic
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
The instrument used to gather water samples at various depths is the                .
  1. Nansen bottle
  2. grab sampler
  3. lead line
  4. plankton net
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
The instrument used to gather sediment from the ocean floor is the                .
  1. plankton net
  2. grab sampler
  3. thermohaline
  4. longshore
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