Ocean Floor

Ocean Floor

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

5th - 6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-LS1-6, MS-ESS2-6

+2

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are tiny living creatures that float near the ocean's surface and move with currents?

Back

Plankton

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What term describes all living things?

Back

Organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the flat, deep, and smooth part of the ocean floor called, where cold temperatures are found?

Back

Abyssal Plain

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the valleys that cut deep into the ocean floor called?

Back

Ocean Trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the amount of salt found in water?

Back

Salinity

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the area of the ocean where sunlight can penetrate, allowing photosynthesis to occur?

Back

Photic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the name of the ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the eastern coast of the United States?

Back

Gulf Stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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