AnswersPARTA - EVP PGCPS BIOGEOCHEM CR FALL2026 - 798113Lab: Environmental Changes in a Watershed

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Which ocean is on the eastern coast of North and South America?

A
Arctic Ocean
B
Indian Ocean
C
Pacific Ocean
D
Atlantic Ocean
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Which underwater ecosystem is made of calcium carbonate structures?

A
tide pools
B
coral reefs
C
kelp forests
D
salt marshes
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Which feature forms as a result of a tectonic plate boundary that creates an underwater mountain range in the open ocean?

A
marsh
B
trench
C
abyssal plain
D
mid-ocean ridge
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Which two characteristics affect ocean water’s temperature?

A
salinity and waves
B
location and depth
C
mass and salinity
D
waves and location
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Which is one of the ecosystems found in intertidal zones?

A
estuaries
B
trenches
C
coral reefs
D
kelp forests
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Where does the salt in oceans come from?

A
Glaciers contain salt and melt into the ocean.
B
Pollution from trucks adds salt into the ocean.
C
Minerals from the land are washed into the ocean.
D
Decomposing fish and plants in the ocean increase salinity.
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Which zone of the ocean can be above or below water, contains waves, and has varied salinity and temperature?

A
neritic
B
intertidal
C
open-ocean
D
deep ocean
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Which section of the ocean floor is found near the coastlines of all continents?

A
shallow ocean
B
open ocean
C
intertidal zone
D
deep ocean
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Which is one quality of the entire open-ocean zone?

A
few nutrients
B
low pressure
C
ample sunlight
D
varying salinity
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Which feature of the ocean floor includes its deepest parts?

A
trench
B
estuary
C
mid-ocean ridge
D
continental slope
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What happens when water’s salinity increases?

A
Mass decreases.
B
Freezing point decreases.
C
Buoyancy of objects decreases.
D
The amount of dissolved minerals decreases.
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Which is one feature of the ocean floor found in the open ocean?

A
trench
B
abyssal plain
C
continental slope
D
continental shelf
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Which factor affects the temperature of ocean water?

A
depth
B
salinity
C
number of organisms
D
amount of dissolved gases
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Which ocean surrounds Antarctica at the South Pole?

A
Arctic Ocean
B
Indian Ocean
C
Atlantic Ocean
D
Southern Ocean

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