Labrador Sea - Quiz
Labrador Sea
  • 1. Which type of ice covers the northern and western parts of the Labrador Sea from December to June?
A) Drift ice
B) Glacial ice
C) Polar ice caps
D) Floating icebergs
  • 2. Which pinniped species is not mentioned as breeding in the Labrador Sea?
A) Atlantic walrus
B) Bearded seals
C) Ringed seals
D) Leopard seal
  • 3. What critically endangered whale species can be found feeding in the Labrador Sea?
A) Fin whales
B) Humpback whales
C) Blue whales
D) North Atlantic right whales
  • 4. Which sea is home to one of the two primary populations of sei whales, besides the Labrador Sea?
A) Scotian Shelf
B) Baffin Bay
C) Hudson Bay
D) Gulf of Saint Lawrence
  • 5. Where is the population of beluga whales notably around 20,000 animals?
A) Scotian Shelf
B) Gulf of Saint Lawrence
C) Baffin Bay
D) Labrador Sea
  • 6. Which marine mammal is drawn to the Labrador Sea by large shoals of fish?
A) Minke whales
B) Orcas
C) Humpback whales
D) Beluga whales
  • 7. What type of fishing began in the Labrador Sea in 1978 and intensified by 2000?
A) Cod fishing
B) Shrimp fisheries
C) Lobster fishing
D) Haddock fishing
  • 8. In which decade was cod fishing halted near the Labrador and West Greenland banks due to depletion?
A) 2000s
B) 1970s
C) 1990s
D) 1980s
  • 9. Which bird species was common on the Canadian coast until the 19th century but is now extinct?
A) Labrador duck
B) Canada lynx
C) Snow goose
D) Osprey
  • 10. Which mammal occasionally appears along the Labrador Sea coast, mainly further north?
A) Moose
B) Black bear
C) Labrador wolf
D) Coastal polar bear
  • 11. What type of vegetation is common in both the Greenland and Canadian coasts of the Labrador Sea?
A) Aspen
B) Dwarf birch
C) Evergreen bushes of Labrador tea
D) Willow
  • 12. Which type of spruce is not found in the coastal vegetation of the Labrador Sea?
A) Black spruce
B) Tamarack
C) Douglas fir
D) White spruce
  • 13. Which bird species are commonly found along the coast of the Labrador Sea?
A) Ducks, geese, swans, partridge and pheasant
B) Penguins, albatrosses, petrels
C) Owls, woodpeckers, finches
D) Eagles, hawks, falcons
  • 14. Which type of fish is not mentioned as a target in the Labrador Sea fisheries?
A) Atlantic herring
B) Capelin
C) Haddock
D) Salmon
  • 15. What are the primary languages used for naming the Labrador Sea?
A) German, Russian
B) French, Danish
C) Portuguese, Dutch
D) Spanish, Italian
  • 16. Which oceanic feature connects the Labrador Sea to Baffin Bay?
A) Cape Horn
B) Strait of Gibraltar
C) Davis Strait
D) Bering Strait
  • 17. How many million years ago did the separation of the North American Plate and Greenland Plate begin?
A) 100 million years ago
B) 80 million years ago
C) 60 million years ago
D) 40 million years ago
  • 18. Which ancient tribes inhabited the southern coast of the Labrador Sea between 500 BC and 1300 AD?
A) Vikings, Celts, Saxons
B) Romans, Greeks, Egyptians
C) Aztecs, Mayans, Incas
D) Dorset, Beothuk, Inuit
  • 19. What is the maximum depth of the Labrador Sea?
A) 5,000 m (16,404 feet)
B) 1,000 m (3,280 feet)
C) 7,000 m (22,965 feet)
D) 3,400 m (11,155 feet)
  • 20. What is the typical speed of the Labrador Current?
A) 0.3–0.5 m/s
B) 2–3 m/s
C) 0.1–0.2 m/s
D) 1–2 m/s
  • 21. What is the salinity range of the Labrador Sea?
A) 20–25 parts per thousand
B) 31–34.9 parts per thousand
C) 35–40 parts per thousand
D) 45–50 parts per thousand
  • 22. What is the salinity range of Labrador Sea Water?
A) 40–41 parts per thousand
B) 35–36 parts per thousand
C) 30–31 parts per thousand
D) 34.84–34.89 parts per thousand
  • 23. What is the temperature range of Labrador Sea Water?
A) 10–12 °C (50–54 °F)
B) 5–6 °C (41–43 °F)
C) 15–17 °C (59–63 °F)
D) 3.3–3.4 °C (37.9–38.1 °F)
  • 24. What is the potential density of Labrador Sea Water relative to surface layers?
A) 27.76–27.78 mg/cm3
B) 30.00–31.00 mg/cm3
C) 25.00–26.00 mg/cm3
D) 28.50–29.50 mg/cm3
  • 25. What is the typical water temperature in summer in the Labrador Sea?
A) 5–6 °C (41–43 °F)
B) 20–22 °C (68–72 °F)
C) 10–12 °C (50–54 °F)
D) 15–17 °C (59–63 °F)
  • 26. What percentage of the Labrador Sea is covered in ice during winter?
A) Two-thirds
B) None
C) Half
D) One-third
  • 27. Which current brings warmer, more saline waters northwards along Greenland's coasts?
A) Baffin Island Current
B) West Greenland Current
C) East Greenland Current
D) Labrador Current
  • 28. What is the depth range of the turbidity current channel system in the Labrador Sea?
A) 700–800 m
B) 100–200 m (55–109 fathoms; 330–660 ft)
C) 500–600 m
D) 300–400 m
  • 29. What is the width of the Davis Strait?
A) 700 km (430 mi; 370 nmi)
B) 100 km (62 mi; 54 nmi)
C) 500 km (310 mi; 270 nmi)
D) 300 km (190 mi; 160 nmi)
  • 30. What is the typical water temperature in winter in the Labrador Sea?
A) 15–17 °C (59–63 °F)
B) -1 °C (30 °F)
C) 10–12 °C (50–54 °F)
D) 5–6 °C (41–43 °F)
  • 31. What type of tides occur in the Labrador Sea?
A) Semi-diurnal
B) Diurnal
C) Nocturnal
D) Mixed
  • 32. What is the maximum height of tides in the Labrador Sea?
A) 8 m (26 ft)
B) 2 m (6.5 ft)
C) 6 m (20 ft)
D) 4 m (13 ft)
  • 33. What is the direction of water circulation in the Labrador Sea?
A) Anticlockwise
B) South to North
C) North to South
D) Clockwise
  • 34. What is the salinity range of water maintained by the Labrador Current?
A) 20 to 25 parts per thousand
B) 45 to 50 parts per thousand
C) 35 to 40 parts per thousand
D) 30 to 34 parts per thousand
  • 35. What is the speed of the Baffin Current?
A) 1 m/s (3.3 ft/s)
B) 0.5 m/s (1.64 ft/s)
C) About 0.2 m/s (0.66 ft/s)
D) 0.8 m/s (2.6 ft/s)
  • 36. What is the vorticity characteristic of Labrador Sea Water compared to other North Atlantic waters?
A) Relatively low
B) Variable
C) High
D) Non-existent
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