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Oceans & Continents

Oceans & Continents

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Science

12th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-6

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Standards-aligned

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Courtney Easter

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Match

Match the following type of map projections to the correct description.

no distortion, but bulky and difficult to transport

distorts the continents as little as possible

the world is split into segments (gores), suitable for applying onto the surface of a physical globe

-longitudes equally spaced

-scale is true along equator

-Best for equatorial or low latitudes

Globe

Homolosine Map

Sinusoidal Interrupted Equal-Area Map

Cylindrical-Projection Map

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Dropdown

The world ocean is divided into ​
major ocean basins which are the Arctic, ​
, Indian, &​
. The fifth basin that was only recently recognized by the US in ​
is the Southern Ocean.

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No natural ​
entirely separate the four ocean basins.

The world ocean is one large interconnecting system constantly mixed by ​
, tides, ​
, waves, and ​
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In ​
the United Nations established the boundaries for oceans and continents

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Multiple Choice

The world ocean covers approximately what percentage of the earth and has an average depth of how much?

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71-72% of the Earth's surface

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has an average depth of 2.3 miles

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2-3 % of the Earth's surface

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has an average depth of 71.72 miles

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71-72% of the Earth's surface

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has an average depth of 2.3 miles

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Labelling

Label the approximate location of each ocean basin.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Arctic Ocean

Southern Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

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Match

Match the following

indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land, larger than a bay

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed

Ice

Land Masses

Bay

Gulf

Sea

Covers about 5% of the ocean surface

Continents and Islands

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