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Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
Oceans have a huge effect on weather and climate mainly because
  1. oceans have huge waves.
  2. oceans are very salty.
  3. the fish and sea creatures give off heat.
  4. oceans hold and spread heat around the world by currents.
Grade 3 Oceanography and Hydrology
The movement of water back and forth between air and earth is called the                .
  1. condensation
  2. water cycle
  3. evaporation
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
Most tsunamis are caused by which of the following?
  1. meteors
  2. underwater earthquakes
  3. hurricanes
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
This tide occurs on two points of Earth at a time - one closest to the Moon and one farthest from the Moon.
  1. Low tide
  2. High tide
  3. Spring tide
  4. Neap tide
Grade 6 Oceanography and Hydrology
Who is in the most danger from a tsunami?
  1. a person flying in an airplane
  2. a person hiking up an inland mountain
  3. a person playing in the sand on a coastal beach
  4. a person on a cruise ship floating in deep ocean water
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
The gravitational pull of the Moon (and the Sun) generates what ocean phenomenon?
  1. tides
  2. density
  3. turbulence
  4. waves
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
This is the process of a gas becoming a liquid.
  1. condensation
  2. precipitation
  3. evaporation
Grade 6 Oceanography and Hydrology
The regular rise and fall of the water level along a shoreline.
  1. Gravity
  2. Meteor
  3. Meteorite
  4. Tides
  5. Moon Phases
Grade 4 Oceanography and Hydrology
Waves change a shoreline by erosion and                .
  1. condensation
  2. precipitation
  3. deposition
  4. evaporation
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
Why does the gravitational force of the Moon on Earth’s oceans is stronger than the gravitational force of the Sun?
  1. Moon’s air resistance keeps it from moving.
  2. Moon is smaller than the Sun.
  3. the Sun is made only of gas.
  4. Moon is closer to Earth than the Sun.
Grade 6 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is the engine that powers the water cycle?
  1. Sun
  2. Earth
  3. Water
  4. Grass
Grade 3 Oceanography and Hydrology
Water that falls from clouds in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or ice is called                .
  1. evaporation
  2. groundwater
  3. precipitation
  4. condensation
Grade 4 Oceanography and Hydrology
Erosion makes beaches smaller because it
  1. carries sand and sediment away from the shore.
  2. deposits sand and sediment near the shore.
  3. breaks up sediment into smaller pieces.
  4. fills the ocean with sand and sediment.
Grade 6 Oceanography and Hydrology
More than 97 percent of the water on Earth is fresh water.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Oceanography and Hydrology
Water that collects in spaces between underground rocks is called
  1. groundwater.
  2. ocean water.
  3. water vapor.
Grade 7 Oceanography and Hydrology
Giant sea waves caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor are called
  1. faults.
  2. volcanoes.
  3. tsunamis.
  4. seismograms.
Grade 6 Oceanography and Hydrology
A                 is a large wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
  1. seafloor spread
  2. vent
  3. volcano
  4. tsunami
Grade 8 Oceanography and Hydrology
Earth's surface is about what percentage water?
  1. 60%
  2. 25%
  3. 70%
Grade 4 Oceanography and Hydrology
Earth's water
  1. is mostly in its vapor state at any given time.
  2. has been recycled for billions of years.
  3. freezes as it rises into the atmosphere.
  4. only falls to Earth as rain.
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