Sixth Grade Science Unit #6 Oceanography Pre Test



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Which ocean floor feature is a single underwater mountain?

A. Island

B. Seamount

C. Abyssal Plain

D. Mid-Ocean Ridge

E. Volcanic Island



7.
What ocean floor feature (see picture) is found at divergent plate boundaries?

A. abyssal plain

B. seamount

C. mid-atlantic ridge

D. trench

E. continental slope

8. As water gets more dense, how does it move?

A. expands towards warmer water

B. gets pushed towards the poles

C. sinks towards the ocean floor

D. gets pulled up by evaporation

9. Two examples of surface currents are the Gulf Stream and

A. California Current

B. Coriolis Effect

C. Antarctic Bottom Water

D. North Atlantic Deep Water

10. What is the name of the surface current closest to Georgia (in the Atlantic Ocean)? Is this surface current a warm or cold current?

A. California Current, cold

B. California Current, warm

C. Gulf Stream, warm



D. Gulf Stream, cold

11.
What is the top of a wave called?

A. crest


B. trough

C. wave height



D. wavelength

12.
What is the bottom of a wave called?

A. crest


B. trough

C. wave height



D. wavelength

13.


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