1. 4.11B Summarize the effects of the ocean on land

2. 1. Oceans heat very slowly and cool very slowly. Land heats quickly and cools quickly. When the ocean and the land meet each other, which statement would be true? A. During the day, the ocean will be warmer than the land. A. During the day, the ocean will be warmer than the land. B. During the day, the ocean will be cooler than the land. B. During the day, the ocean will be cooler than the land. C. During the night, the ocean will be cooler than the land. C. During the night, the ocean will be cooler than the land. D. During the night, the land will be warmer than the ocean. D. During the night, the land will be warmer than the ocean.

3. Correct answer: Correct answer: B. During the day, the ocean will be cooler than the land. Since the land heats up more quickly, it will be warmer than the ocean. B. During the day, the ocean will be cooler than the land. Since the land heats up more quickly, it will be warmer than the ocean.

4. Incorrect Answers: Incorrect Answers: A. Land heats up more quickly than the ocean, therefore the ocean is cooler than the land during the day. A. Land heats up more quickly than the ocean, therefore the ocean is cooler than the land during the day. C. During the night, the ocean will cool down more slowly than the land, therefore the ocean will be warmer than the land at night. C. During the night, the ocean will cool down more slowly than the land, therefore the ocean will be warmer than the land at night. D. During the night, the land cools down more quickly than the ocean, therefore the land will be cooler than the ocean at night. D. During the night, the land cools down more quickly than the ocean, therefore the land will be cooler than the ocean at night.

5. 2. When the ocean waves hit shore, the land is affected. If the shore is rock which of the following would you expect to see? A. Erosion A. Erosion B. Deposition B. Deposition C. Earthquake C. Earthquake D. Dunes D. Dunes

6. Correct answer: Correct answer: A. Erosion. A. Erosion. Erosion occurs when the water hits the rocks and carries off pieces of rock.

7. 3. When the ocean strikes the land different landforms can form. Which of the following would NOT be a landform you would expect to find? A. Beaches A. Beaches B. Valleys B. Valleys C. Mountains C. Mountains D. Craters D. Craters

8. Correct Answer: C. Mountains. Mountains will not form when oceans strike the land. Mountains form by the movement of the earth’s plates or volcanoes.