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Oceanography Vocabulary

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5th Grade

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Oceanography Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which best describes the continental shelf?

a flat underwater valley 
a region of mountains in the deep ocean 
a shallow area of sediment near the shore 
a region with high water pressure 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Salinity means

how many fish are in the water
how much salt is in the water

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The ocean floor 

is always a flat bed of sand 
has mountains, plains, and ridges like land surfaces
is covered by the same amount of water everywhere
covers less area than land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Where is the ocean deepest?

ocean trench
volcanic island
abyssal plain 
mid-ocean ridge

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The large flat region of the ocean floor is called the 

ocean trench
continental shelf
abyssal plain
seamount 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Oceanography is the study of the  _________.

ocean
garbage
plants
weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an underwater mountain formed by a volcano?

trench
rift zone
seamount
mid ocean ridge

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