Oceanography and Underwater Phenomena Quiz

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean by surface area.

Wind is the primary driver of ocean currents.

An eddy is characterized by a circular current system with calm waters at its center.

Wind is NOT a primary factor affecting tides.

The Mediterranean Ocean is NOT a major ocean basin.

Thermohaline circulation is the phenomenon where warm ocean currents meet cold ocean currents.

An atoll is an underwater feature formed by the accumulation of coral polyps.

Volcanic ash deposition is not a type of marine pollution.

A divergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move apart, leading to volcanic activity and seafloor spreading.

Thermohaline circulation is the phenomenon where warm surface waters move away from the equator, carrying heat toward the poles.

Desalination is the process of converting seawater into freshwater.

A trench is the deepest known point in the Earth's seabed.

Carbon dioxide dissolved in seawater contributes to ocean acidification.

A subduction zone is where oceanic and continental plates collide, with the denser oceanic plate forced beneath the lighter continental plate.

Insolation is the phenomenon where the sun's rays reach the Earth's surface at a more direct angle, causing increased heating and temperature variation.