Studies Weeky Wk 2 Earth-Space Science-Oceans and Waterways

How do experts choose the best shipping routes to ship goods across the ocean on a ship?

• They study ocean currents.

• They ask a friend.

• They study wind patterns.

• They flip a coin.

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What might happen if smaller fish had to leave one area of the ocean because the temperature changed?

• They might get lost.

• They might be afraid.

• The large animals might lose their food source.

• They might become extinct.

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How much of the Earth is covered with water in the hydrosphere?

• about 25%

• about 100%

• about 50%

• about 75%

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What was Matthew Maury's greatest accomplishment?

• He mapped the world.

• He mapped North America.

• He mapped the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

• He mapped the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

What is the process of water moving from the Earth to the atmosphere and back again called?

• Water cycle

• Life cycle

• Bicycle

• Cloud cycle

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Why is the ocean salty?

• Rivers and streams wash salty minerals from far inland into the oceans.

• The salty, solid particles remain in the ocean and are not evaporated.

• The fish make it salty.

• Ships and boats put salt into the ocean.

What happens when there is a slight change in an ecosystem?

• Nothing

• It is barely noticeable.

• It affects the whole system.

• Only one system is affected.

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How is the ocean food chain like the land food chain?

• Bigger organisms eat smaller organisms.

• Smaller organisms eat bigger organisms.

• It is not alike at all.

• When the biggest organisms die, the smallest organisms feed off of their decaying bodies.

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What is another name for the Earth's water?

• Hydrosphere

• Watersphere

• Waterball

• Hydroelectric

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What does Hydrosphere mean?

• ball of water

• ball of salt

• ball of air

• ball of land

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