Ch. 4 L. 1 Earth: The Blue Planet

A large body of salt water is called a(n) __________ .

• river

• ice sheet

• glacier

• ocean

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

About _____ percent of the surface of Earth is covered by oceans.

• 40

• 50

• 60

• 70

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

People use different natural resources from the ocean for: (select all that apply)

• food

• energy

• recreation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

As rain runs downhill, it picks up ______ from dirt and rocks.

• gold

• salt

• animals

• pixie dust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This carries salt into the ocean.

• ponds

• lakes

• rivers

• seas

What provides heat that evaporates fresh water from the ocean?

• sunlight

• earth's core

• fireflies

• deserts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

According to the text, what two actions add salt to the ocean?

• People swim in the ocean and sweat.

• Waves pound on rocks and sand.

• Scavengers eat dead animals on the ocean floor.

• Undersea volcanoes erupt.

The ocean tastes salty because its salt concentration is about ______ percent.

• 2

• 2.5

• 3

• 3.5

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Most of the fresh water on Earth is found in ___________.

• frozen ice sheets.

• lakes.

• oceans.

• glaciers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are the two places in the world that has ice sheets?

• Greenland

• Antarctica

• Iceland

• California