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• Test Name: Ocean Physics MCQ Quiz Practice
• Type: Quiz Test
• Total Questions: 40
• Total Marks: 40
• Time: 40 minutes

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1 / 40

What is the primary factor influencing ocean surface currents?

Earth's rotation

Tides

Wind

2 / 40

The deepest part of the ocean is known as the ____.

Challenger Deep

Puerto Rico Trench

Mariana Trench

3 / 40

What is the primary cause of ocean currents?

Earth's rotation

Wind

Tides

4 / 40

What is the primary cause of ocean tides?

Earth's rotation

Gravitational pull of the moon

Gravitational pull of the sun

5 / 40

What is the primary cause of ocean tides?

Gravitational pull of the sun

Gravitational pull of the moon

Earth's rotation

6 / 40

Which ocean is the largest and deepest on Earth?

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

7 / 40

Coriolis effect is caused by _____.

Earth's rotation

Ocean currents

Tidal forces

8 / 40

El Niño is characterized by _____.

Warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean

Cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean

Unusually high tides

9 / 40

The majority of Earth's surface water is found in ____.

Glaciers

Lakes

Oceans

10 / 40

The phenomenon where ocean water moves vertically between the surface and deeper layers is called _____.

Upwelling

Thermohaline circulation

Downwelling

11 / 40

The area where freshwater from rivers meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean is called a _____.

Delta

Tidal pool

Estuary

12 / 40

The majority of Earth's surface water is found in ____.

Lakes

Oceans

Glaciers

13 / 40

What is the average salinity of seawater?

35 parts per thousand

25 parts per thousand

45 parts per thousand

14 / 40

The deepest part of the ocean is known as the ____.

Mariana Trench

Puerto Rico Trench

Challenger Deep

15 / 40

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of ____.

South Africa

Brazil

Australia

16 / 40

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of ____.

Australia

Brazil

South Africa

17 / 40

Coriolis effect is caused by _____.

Ocean currents

Earth's rotation

Tidal forces

18 / 40

What is the primary factor influencing ocean surface currents?

Tides

Wind

Earth's rotation

19 / 40

The Gulf Stream is an example of a _____.

Deep ocean current

Tidal current

Surface current

20 / 40

The phenomenon where ocean water moves vertically between the surface and deeper layers is called _____.

Upwelling

Downwelling

Thermohaline circulation

21 / 40

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of ____.

South Africa

Brazil

Australia

22 / 40

The Gulf Stream is an example of a _____.

Deep ocean current

Surface current

Tidal current

23 / 40

The Coriolis effect causes objects in the Northern Hemisphere to deflect _____.

To the right

To the left

Upward

24 / 40

The Coriolis effect causes objects in the Northern Hemisphere to deflect _____.

Upward

To the right

To the left

25 / 40

Coriolis effect is caused by _____.

Tidal forces

Ocean currents

Earth's rotation

26 / 40

The process by which ocean water becomes denser and sinks is called ____.

Thermohaline circulation

Tidal mixing

Surface current

27 / 40

The deepest part of the ocean is known as the ____.

Mariana Trench

Challenger Deep

Puerto Rico Trench

28 / 40

The area where freshwater from rivers meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean is called a _____.

Estuary

Tidal pool

Delta

29 / 40

What is the average salinity of seawater?

35 parts per thousand

45 parts per thousand

25 parts per thousand

30 / 40

What is the primary factor influencing ocean surface currents?

Earth's rotation

Tides

Wind

31 / 40

The process by which ocean water becomes denser and sinks is called ____.

Thermohaline circulation

Surface current

Tidal mixing

32 / 40

The Gulf Stream is an example of a _____.

Deep ocean current

Tidal current

Surface current

33 / 40

El Niño is characterized by _____.

Warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean

Unusually high tides

Cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean

34 / 40

What is the average salinity of seawater?

35 parts per thousand

25 parts per thousand

45 parts per thousand

35 / 40

Which ocean is the largest and deepest on Earth?

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

36 / 40

What is the primary cause of ocean tides?

Earth's rotation

Gravitational pull of the moon

Gravitational pull of the sun

37 / 40

What is the primary cause of ocean currents?

Wind

Tides

Earth's rotation

38 / 40

What is the primary cause of ocean waves?

Tides

Earth's rotation

Wind

39 / 40

The process by which ocean water becomes denser and sinks is called ____.

Thermohaline circulation

Tidal mixing

Surface current

40 / 40

What is the primary cause of ocean waves?

Wind

Tides

Earth's rotation

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