Oceans 5.6

Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

There are _____ oceans in the world

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 9

The following are the oceans according to size

• Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic

• Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic

• Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic

• Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic

The deepest parts of the ocean are called

• trenches

• abyss

• deep sea plain

• guyot

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Winds blowing across the surface of the oceans and seas cause them to move in ripples called ________

• tides

• waves

• current

• motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Jellyfish is an example of

• zooplankton

• benthos

• nekton

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

When a mountain sticks out of the water an ______________ is formed.

• Volcano

• land mass

• big rock

• Island

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The temperature of the ocean gets _________ the deeper you go. 

• Colder
• Warmer
• Saltier
• Cleaner

Underwater, inactive volcanic peaks are called...

• trench

• mid-ocean ridge

• seamounts

• abyssal plain

• continental shelf