Ocean Zones and Phytoplankton

Ocean Zones and Phytoplankton

8th Grade

16 Qs

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Ocean Zones and Phytoplankton

Ocean Zones and Phytoplankton

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS1-6, MS-PS1-4

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jennifer Brooks

Used 96+ times

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

decrease

increase

stay the same

fluctuate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Nutrients are brought to the surface for phytoplankton to use at _______.

gyres

eddies

upwellings

the equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel

gravity and the Coriolis Effect

temperature and salinity

wind and climate

temperature and the Coriolis Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Carbon dioxide and seawater combine to form
calcium carbonate
carbon monoxide
carbonic acid 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Ocean acidification begins with 
pollution from ships
carbon dioxide released from combustion
dumping of waste from cities into the ocean

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
An increase in the amount of nutrients in a lake is known as 
plankton 
oligotrophic 
eutrophication 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

In what zone does approximately 90% of all ocean life live?

photic (=euphotic)

aphotic

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