What % of the world is covered by oceans?

• 20%

• 50%

• 71%

• 97%

What type of water is in the Ocean?

• regular water

• salt water

• fresh water

• spring water

Surface currents are caused by ___________.

• temperature and salinity
• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

TRUE or FALSE
Ocean salinity is greater when there is ice formation and evaporation.

• TRUE
• FALSE

• continental rise
• continental slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

• trench
• seamount

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

TRUE or FALSE
Salinity of ocean water is not the same everywhere.

• TRUE
• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE
The depth of the ocean is always the same.

• TRUE
• FALSE

If you are surfing at the beach you are on the _____________.

• abyssal plain
• continental shelf

What describes the ocean floor?

• flat land that is covered by different depths of water
• mountains, valleys, plains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3