oceans

Smaller bodies of salt water are called

• seas

• lakes

• oceans

• rivers

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

The deepest parts of the ocean are called

• trenches

• abyss

• deep sea plain

• guyot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Underwater volcanoes with flat tops are known as

• shelf

• abyss

• guyots

• slope

Seas, bays, channels and gulfs are other bodies of _____

• salt water

• fresh water

• swampy water

• loamy water

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

• tides

• waves

• current

• motion

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Whales, eels, dolphin and squid are examples of

• benthos

• nekton

• zooplankton

Lobsters, starfish, warms and snails are examples of

• zooplankton

• benthos

• nekton

Pythoplankton inhabit

• the bottom of the ocean

• the middle of the ocean

• the surface of the ocean

• the beginning of the ocean

Describe the continental slope.

• gently sloping, connected to the continent,covered with sediment
• steeply sloping, covered with sediment, located after the continental shelf