Benchmark Review

What is labeled 'A'?

• Continental Shelf

• Mid-Oceanic Ridges

• Continental Slope

• Continental Slide

In order name the ocean floor, starting with letter 'C' and going through letter 'G'

• C-Abyssal Plain, D-Mid-Oceanic Ridges, E-Volcano, F-Continental Shelf, G-Trench

• C-Abyssal Plain, D-Mid-Oceanic Ridges, E-Volcano, F-Continental Slope, G-Trench

• C-Abyssal Plain, D-Trench, E-Volcano, F-Continental Shelf, G-Slope

• C-Seamount, D-Mid-Oceanic Ridges, E-Volcano, F-Continental Slope, G-Trench

Which location is likely to have the greatest water pressure, the coldest temperatures, and the smallest number of living organisms?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following is NOT a cause of ocean currents?

• Differences in salinity

• Wind directions

• Water and air pollution

• Temperature changes

Submarines have explored many parts of the ocean. As submarines descend, scientists observe that there is an increase in the —

• types of ocean organisms

• amount of light

• water temperature

• water pressure

It was a girl's first time swimming in the ocean. She opened her eyes underwater and suddenly realized they were burning. Her mom said, "It is because of the ocean's salinity. Keep your eyes shut." What did her mother mean when she said this?

• The ocean is made of waves

• The ocean has strong currents

• The ocean has a lot of sand

• The ocean is salty

Based on the physical characteristics for each organism, which of the following most likely lives at the greatest depth of the ocean?

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Which letter in the food web indicates the organism that is carrying out photosynthesis?

• I

• A

• H

• C

Based on the food web below, what do sea otters eat?

• Sharks

• Sea Stars

• Sea Urchins

• Large Fish

• Algae

The diagrams show side views of an area of land near the ocean which has changed over a period of time.

• erosion and deposition

• gravity and deposition

• evaporation and erosion

• weathering and gravity