Unit 1: Studying the Oceans

Seas are composed of...

• fresh water

• salt water

In what ocean is the largest trench located?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

Longitudinal lines are...

• parallel and separate the northern and southern hemisphere

• vertical and travel east or west of the Prime Meridian

What is the value of the Prime Meridian?

• 0 degrees latitude

• 0 degrees longitude

• 180 degrees longitude

• 90 degrees North latitude

Approximately how much of the Earth is covered by oceans?

• 21%

• 71%

• 50%

• 10%

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the average depth of the oceans?

• 2756 ft

• 36,134 ft

• 29,935 ft

• 12,234 ft

What branch of oceanography would you study the migration of whales?

• Biological

• Engineering

• Geological

• Physical

• Chemical

What branch of oceanography would be related in constructing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel?

• Biological

• Engineering

• Geological

• Physical

• Chemical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What branch of oceanography would be related in studying underwater volcanoes?

• Biological

• Engineering

• Geological

• Physical

• Chemical

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What branch of oceanography would be related to determine the amount of salt is in the ocean?

• Biological

• Engineering

• Geological

• Physical

• Chemical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5