Oceans

Oceans

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Created by

Laura Plummer

Science

5th Grade

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Easy

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

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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What % of the world is water?

20%

50%

70%

97%

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Where coral and fish live

Midnight Zone

Twilight Zone

Abyss

Sunlight Zone

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawaters-
greater depth
smaller mass
higher salinity
lower freezing point

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What part of the ocean floor would be the most difficult to explore due to pressure?
continental slope
sea mount
trench
abyssal plain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 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 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 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

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Where is the ocean deepest?
ocean trench
volcanic island
abyssal plain 
mid-ocean ridge

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of these increases as a submarine dives deeper into the ocean?
The number of plants in the water
the freshness of the water
the water temperature
the water pressure

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

As you go deeper in the ocean, the _______ decreases. 
water
salinity
temperature
water pressure 

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