Oceans Quiz

Oceans Quiz

9th - 12th Grade

25 Qs

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Oceans Quiz

Oceans Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-3

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Wendell Turner

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Eutrophication is caused by
runoff of excessive fertilizer and nutrients
cleaning up waterways
using nuclear energy
using solar energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
What is represented at point 3?
wave height
wavelength
crest
trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean is..

Ocean Current

Upwelling

Deep Currents

Surface Currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What two factors determine the density of water in deep currents? 
Salinity and temperature
Coriolis Effect and wind
Upwelling and dissolved solids
Continental deflection and convection

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the name of the warm ocean current that creates a mild climate for Florida? 
California Current
Gulf Stream Current
East Australian Current
Peru Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

60%

70%

80%

90%

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor?

Ocean Trench

Thermocline

Seamount

Continental Slope

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