NS2-M3C5 - Seawater: It's Makeup and Movements

1 Between water and land, which absorbs and which loses heat more slowly?

A Water absorbs and loses heat more slowly than land.

B Land absorbs and loses heat more slowly than water.

C Water absorbs heat more slowly; land loses heat more slowly.

D Land absorbs heat more slowly; water loses heat more slowly.

E They absorb and lose heat at the same rate.

A Water absorbs and loses heat more slowly than land.

2 Beginning with Surface Water put the following steps of the Hydrologic Cycle in the correct order.

A Precipitation

B Evaporation

C Ground water flow

D Condensation

B Evaporation

D Condensation

A Precipitation

C Ground water flow

3 Which of the following are true about Nansen bottles? (Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.)

A Samples bottom sediments.

B Test for minute marine life.

C Records water temperature.

D Used at the surface by hand.

E Created in the late 19th century

B Test for minute marine life.

C Records water temperature.

E Created in the late 19th century

4 The round trip of evaporation condensation, and return travel to sea by way of precipitation

A Precipitation cycle

B Hydrogen cycle

C Hydrologic cycle

C Hydrologic cycle

5 Approximately how many knots does the wind need to be before whitecaps start to form on waves?

A 5

B 10

C 15

D 20

C 15

6 What causes the most change in shoreline? (Input the best two answers, then push the ENTER button.)

A sea life

B boat wake

C current

D wave

C current

D wave

7 Waves of the sea as they break upon a shore or reef

A Gradient

B Breakers

C Swell

D Surf

D Surf

8 When the sun and moon line up directly the tides are at their ______ point. This is called ________.

A lowest; Neap Tide

B highest; Neap Tide

C highest; Spring Tide

D lowest; Spring Tide

C highest; Spring Tide

9 Tidal energy is one of the oldest forms of energy used by humans. Put the following actions occurring in a damn in the correct order. (Input the answers in the correct sequence, then push the ENTER button.)

A Tides rise

B Turbines spin

C Generators powered

D Water released

A Tides rise

B Turbines spin

C Generators powered

D Water released

10 Warm ocean current of northern Atlantic Ocean off North America Originates in Caribbean, passes through Straits of Florida, flows northward along southeast U.S. veers northeastward at Cape Hatteras into Atlantic Ocean and splits to form North Atlantic Drift and Canary Current

A Sargasso Sea

B Strait of Gibraltar

C Red Sea

D Gulf Stream

D Gulf Stream

11 What bodies of seawater tend to have the highest concentrations of salt?

A Land-locked lakes

B The open oceans

C Gulfs and bays

D Lagoons

A Land-locked lakes

12 What causes the Red Sea to appear red?

A Large amounts of red-tinted krill and shrimp in these waters.

B Copper deposits on the bottom of the Red Sea.

C The Red Sea does not appear red.

D Red phytoplankton in the water.

D Red phytoplankton in the water.

13 What is the name of a long, smooth wave coming from a distant storm center?

A Swell

B Trough

C Roll

D Crest

E Pitch

A Swell

14 Which of the following is true concerning the concentration of salt in seawater?

A The concentration of salt in seawater has varied widely over the past 10,000 years.

B The more salt content, the lower it's freezing point.

C The more salt content, the higher its freezing point.

D Colder water tends to be saltier than warm water.

B The more salt content, the lower it's freezing point.

15 What is the name of the zone of the ocean between 260 and 566 feet where only very dark violet light is able to reach.

A The lighted zone

B The continental zone

C The dark zone

D The twilight zone

D The twilight zone

16 Only magnesium and bromine are currently extracted commercially from ocean water. Why only these two minerals?

A Because it is not possible to extract the other minerals.

B Because there is concern that extracting other minerals would result in damage to life in the oceans.

C Because it is easier to get other minerals from mines on land.

D Because these are the only two minerals found in sea water.

C Because it is easier to get other minerals from mines on land.

17 What happens to water as it freezes?

A It contracts

B It expands

C Its volume remains stable

D It becomes more dense

B It expands

18 The speed of sound in water is

A slower than in air and increases with temperature

B greater than in air but decreases as temperature increases

C greater than in air and increases with temperature

C greater than in air and increases with temperature

19 The movement of a tide toward the shore is called

A high tide

B flood

C ebb

D low tide

B flood

20 In areas where high tide is common, twice daily the tide can sweep up a river in a

A tidal bore

B tidal surge

C counter current

D rip current

A tidal bore