Using Scientific Method Review (Accelerate)

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the world ocean?

• a smaller body of water than the ocean

• home to millions of species of life

• the sum of all the bodies of salt water on Earth including seas and oceans

• where life probably started

Which takes up a larger area of water on Earth?

• freshwater sources like rivers, lakes, and ponds

• oceans and seas

Which ocean keeps Southeast Asia and India soaked with monsoons for months on end?

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Which ocean is on the East coast of the United States?

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic OCean

• Pacific Ocean

Which ocean takes up more area than all the land on Earth?

• Arctic Oceean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

Which ocean extends from the North Pole to Europe, Asia, and North America?

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

All of the liquid water below 60° South Latitude is in which ocean?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Southern Ocean

Which of the following best describes an oceanographer?

• A scientist who studies some part of the ocean or effects of the ocean.

• A scientist who studies the history of life on Earth.

• A vehicle used to study the ocean floor

• Equipment used to track the motion of ocean waves

In what part of the ocean is there no light and intense pressure?

• continental rise

• deep ocean

• continental shelf

• mid-ocean ridges

Coral reefs benefit from sunlight. In what part of the ocean are they most likely to grow?

• continental rise

• continental shelf

• continental slope

• deep ocean