Characteristics of Physical Properties
WHICH OCEAN LAYER RECEIVES ENOUGH LIGHT FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a. APHOTIC ZONE
b. DISPHOTIC ZONE c. EUPHOTIC ZONE d. BATHYAL ZONE
c. EUPHOTIC ZONE
What physical property of the ocean that a disturbances that carries energy through a medium (solid, liquid, air, vacuum)
Wave
What is the most popular saltiest lake in the world?
How many Ocean Basins?
5
Which physical property of the ocean affects plant growth and animal behavior?
Light Penetration
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BODIES OF WATER ON EARTH IS THE SALTIEST?
a. DEAD SEA
b. GAET’ALE POND
c. DON JUAN d. LAKE ASSAL
b. GAET’ALE POND
What physical property that dissolved salt content of a body of water?
Salinity
What are the two heavenly bodies that causes tides?
Sun and Moon
Which ocean do the Marshall Islands belong to?
Pacific Ocean
There is no organism that can thrive in the saltiest environment. (True or False)
False
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE THERMOCLINE?
a. A LAYER OF HIGH SALINITY b. A LAYER THAT WHERE TEMPERATURE DROPS RAPIDLY WITH DEPTH c. A LAYER OF LOW PRESSURE d. A ZONE OF HIGH LIGHT PENETRATION
b. A LAYER THAT WHERE TEMPERATURE DROPS RAPIDLY WITH DEPTH
What physical property of the ocean that causes the rise and fall of the ocean level due to gravitational forces of the Earth’s moon, and sun and the Earth’s rotation?
Tides
SOUND TRAVELS FASTER IN WATER THAN IN AIR BECAUSE OF:
a. THE OCEAN’S COLOR b. HIGHER DENSITY OF WATER c. THE SUNLIGHT IN THE OCEAN d. OCEAN CURRENTS
b. HIGHER DENSITY OF WATER
Which ocean that has only 2 % land the 98% water?
Arctic Ocean
Which zone are bioluminescent organisms typically found in?
Disphotic Zone
WHAT CAUSES SURFACE CURRENTS IN THE OCEAN?
WINDS AND EARTH’S ROTATION
What physical property of the ocean that increases 1 atm every 10 meters?
Pressure
THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE ___________ FROM THE EQUATORIAL AREAS TOWARDS THE POLES.
(Decreases or Increases)
Decreases
What physical property of the ocean that is affected by temperature and salinity?
Density
Human's will sink more in the seawater than in the freshwater. (True or False)
False
Which of the following will float on the seawater among of the choices?
a. warm water
b. cold water
c. ice
d. none of the above
ice
What physical property of the ocean that is continuous, directed movement of ocean water?
Currents
Give me at least five physical properties of the ocean.
Physical Properties of the Ocean:
Salinity, Density, Temperature, Sound Transmission, Light Penetration, Tides and Waves, Current
Which zone has dim light, no photosynthesis (200– 1000 m)?
Disphotic Zone
"Gaet’ale Pond is saltiest water in the world in located in Ethiopia." (True or False)
True