Oceans 11
Semester 1 – 2014-2015
Shannon & Hubley
Oceans 11 – Final Exam Review
Module 1: Structure and Motion
1. What percentage of the planet is covered by water?
2. Explain divergent, convergent and transform plate movement.
3. Explain continental slope, continental rise, continental shelf, abyssal plain.
4. Explain how the mid-atlantic ridge is created.
5. Explain how a trench is made
6. Explain how Hawaii is a hot spot.
7. Temperature and salinity affect ocean density, explain how they both affect density.
8. What factors affect ocean currents the most? (Corilois effect, Ekman transport, wind)
9. What is a thermocline?
10. What is a halocline?
11. What are the main differences between surface and deep ocean currents?
12. How does the ocean conveyor belt work?
13. How does upwelling bring nutrients to the ocean surface?
14. What is a gyre?
15. How does the Gulf Stream affect Nova Scotia?
16. What factors change the salinity of ocean water?
17. Explain how neap and spring tides are created. (key words: sun, moon, 90, 180, tidal bulges)
18. What way do the currents move in the northern hemisphere?
19. How are Tsunamis created?
Module 2: Coastal Zones
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What are the six priorities of the Government of Nova Scotia has toward the coast
What coastal features do depositional coasts have?
What coastal features do erosional coasts have?
What is a delta?
What is the difference between winter and summer beaches?
How is a dead zone created?
Module 3: Marine Biome
1. What part of the food chain are photosynthetic organism found in?
2. What are phytoplankton?
3. What do phytoplankton need to grow and reproduce?
4. Why is a food chain in the shape of a pyramid?
5. What is a caudal fin for?
6. Squid have how many tentacles for feeding?
7. How do squid defend themselves?
8. What organisms are restricted to the bottom of the ocean?
9. Explain what abiotic factors are.
10. Explain what biotic factors are.
11. What factors affect where nekton go in the ocean?
12. What are some organisms found in the phylum mollusca?
13. What are some adaptations of fish of the abyssal zone?
14. What are some adaptations of fish in the pelagic zone?
Module 4: Fisheries and Aquaculture
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What net is the most devastating to the ocean floor?
What is by-catch?
What is aquaculture?
What is a closed system?
What is an open system?
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Possible Short Answer Questions:
1. Tsunamis are a risk to almost anyone who lives on the coastal areas of the world.
a. What are the four causes of a tsunami?
b. What has been the most destructive tsunami in recent history?
c. How could the loss of life and property have been minimized?
2. Coastal zones are either erosional or depositional.
a. What are some of the characteristics of an erosional coast?
b. What are some key factors in the shaping of an erosional coast?
3. Organisms that live in the intertidal zone face many challenges.
a. What challenges are faced by organisms in the rocky intertidal zones?
b. What is the advantage of living in the intertidal zone?
4. People have been fishing since the moment they discovered fish in the oceans.
a. How have the harvesting methods of fish evolved over recent years?
b. Why has the cost of fishing increased?
5. Adaptations are important for survival.
a. List 5 adaptations fish have and give an advantage for each adaptation.
6. The tides are affected by the moon and sun.
a. How do the sun and moon affect tides on Earth?
b. Explain the difference between a spring tide and a neap tide.
7. Use the following terms in a short paragraph to show that you clearly understanding their meaning.
a. Fish Tagging, Total Allowable Catch, Aquaculture, renewable resource, trawling
8. Describe how run off from farmlands can create a dead zone in the ocean.
9. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a spawning strategy in which large numbers of eggs and sperm are
released simultaneously to the water.
10. Describe 5 examples of how fish have developed skills, behaviors and features to hunt more successfully.
11. Be able to define the following terms: Photosynthesis, Herbivores, Scavengers, Nekton. Zoo plankton,
Parasitism, Omnivores, Benthos, and Mutualism.
12. Name two advantages and two disadvantages of fish farming?
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