Water Systems on Earth - Section 11.2 Quiz

Which of the following is not a factor that directly affects surface ocean currents?
1. Sunlight
2. Wind
3. Earth's spin
4. Continental shape
The alteration of direction of a fluid in response to the spinning of Earth is known as the
1. Coriolis effect.
2. spinning effect.
3. upwelling effect.
4. hemisphere effect.
The most important influences on deep ocean currents are
1. water temperature and salinity.
2. water temperature and tectonic plate shape.
3. water temperature and wind.
4. water temperature and Earth's spin.
The saltiest and densest waters are found
1. at the North and South Poles.
2. in the Indian and Atlantic oceans.
3. in the Pacific ocean.
4. along the coastlines of all the continents.
This is the layer of ocean water where water temperature steadily changes with water depth.
1. Thermocline.
2. Mixed layer.
3. Deep water layer.
4. Plankton layer
The rising of water from the deep is called
1. upwelling.
2. swelling.
3. a tsunami.
4. a density current.
The ocean water near British Columbia has a greenish tint due to
1. an abundance or organic materials.
2. pollution.
3. the thermocline.
4. coastal salinity levels.
Sections of the coastline that extend out into the ocean are known as
1. headlands.
2. bays.
3. swells.
4. sea stacks.
Tides are caused by
1. the gravitational attraction between Earth and Moon.
2. the rotation of Earth.
3. upwelling.
4. ocean currents.
Sea stacks are the result of
1. erosion of headlands.
2. deposits of waves.
3. tidal surges.
4. density currents.