Science Review

Question 1

The sun warms the ocean and causes some of the water to ___:

a. condense
b. evaporate
c. fall

Answer 1

evaporate

Question 2

Water vapor cools and ___ to form clouds.

a. condenses
b. evaporates
c. falls

Answer 2

condenses

Question 3

Any moisture that ___ from the air and reaches the ground is called precipitation.

a. condenses
b. evaporates
c. falls

Answer 3

falls

Question 4

Almost three-fourths of the earth is covered by ___.

Answer 4

water

Question 5

Water can be either fresh water or ___ water.

Answer 5

salt

Question 6

The path water takes as it travels between the earth and the air is called ___.

Answer 6

water cycle

Question 7

Tides are caused by the gravitational pulls of the sun and moon on the ____/____.

Answer 7

earth/ocean

Question 8

Tides happen in different places because the earth ____ as the the moon pulls on it.

Answer 8

rotates

Question 9

Many bodies of water have ____ high tides and two low tides each day.

Answer 9

two

Question 10

Most waves are caused by ____.

Answer 10

wind

Question 11

Waves can also be caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanoes, or ______.

Answer 11

landslides

Question 12

The force that pulls fresh water toward the ocean.

a. gravity
b. moon
c. tides
d. waves

Answer 12

a. gravity

Question 13

Regular changes in the water level of the ocean.

a. gravity
b. moon
c. tides
d. waves

Answer 13

c. tides

Question 14

Its gravity pulls on the earth’s oceans.

a. gravity
b. moon
c. tides
d. waves

Answer 14

b. moon

Question 15

The up-and-down movements on the surface of the water.

a. gravity
b. moon
c. tides
d. waves

Answer 15

d. waves

Question 16

Which pulls more on the earth—-the sun or the moon? —- WHY?

Answer 16

the moon — Why? Because it is closer to the earth

Question 17

What three things determine the size of the a wave?

Answer 17

the speed of the wind, the distance over which the wind blows and the amount of time the wind blows.

Question 18

The largest and deepest ocean is the ____.

a. Indian Ocean
b. Atlantic Ocean
c. Pacific Ocean

Answer 18

c. Pacific Ocean

Question 19

The smallest and shallowest ocean is the ____.

a. Southern OCean
b. Arctic Ocean
c. Indian Ocean

Answer 19

b. Arctic Ocean

Question 20

A stream of water moving like a river through the ocean is called a ____.

a. wave
b. current
c. trench

Answer 20

b. current

Question 21

The ____ currents are controlled by temperature changes and the amount of salt in the water.

a. surface
b. Gulf Stream
c. deep ocean

Answer 21

a. surface

Question 22

The ____ is a warm current.

a. Humbolt Current
b. Gulf Stream
c. California Current

Answer 22

b. Gulf Stream

Question 23

The tiny plants and animals that live on or near the surface of the ocean are called ___.

Answer 23

plankton

Question 24

Surface currents affect the ____ of the land that they are near.

Answer 24

climate

Question 25

_______ are a source of food for many ocean animals.

Answer 25

Plankton

Question 26

Animals that eat plankton live near the _____ of the ocean.

Answer 26

surface

Question 27

Some depths of the ocean do not receive any sunlight and are very ____.

Answer 27

dark

Question 28

_________ can be found even in the parts of the ocean that do not get any sunlight.

Answer 28

Animals

Question 29

How is the ocean floor similar to dry land?

Answer 29

Both have features such as mountains, valleys and plains.

Question 30

How can studying the ocean help you learn more about God?

Answer 30

Answers may vary but should be similar to the following: Studying the ocean reminds me of what a great God we have. There are many kinds of living things in the ocean, and He made them all. He created each ocean creature with exactly what it needs to be able to survive in the part of the ocean where it lives.

Question 31

This is the process by which water changes into gas.

Answer 31

evaporation

Question 32

This is the process by which water vapor changes into a liquid.

Answer 32

condensation

Question 33

This is any type of moisture that falls form the air and reaches the ground.

Answer 33

precipitation

Question 34

These are regular changes in the water levels of bodies of water, caused by the gravitational pulls of the sun and moon on the earth.

Answer 34

tides

Question 35

These are the up-and-down movements on the surface of a body of water; caused by wind.

Answer 35

waves

Question 36

This is a stream of water moving like a river through the ocean.

Answer 36

current

Question 37

These are tiny plants and animals that live on and near the surface of the ocean.

Answer 37

Plankton

Question 38

This is when some precipitation soaks deep into the ground

Answer 38

ground water

Question 39

This is when some precipitation stays on the surface of the earth.

Answer 39

surface water