Ocean Environment Knowledge Check

The oceans cover ____ of the Earth's surface.

• 50%

• 71%

• 25%

• 97%

The difference between hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons is:

• size

• location

• barometric pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The study of the oceans and their phenomenon such as currents, waves & tides is

• Marine Biology

• Oceanography

• Marine Ecology

• Oceanology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The study of living organisms that inhabit the seas and their interactions with each other and their environment is

• Oceanography

• Marine Biology

• Oceanology

• Ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The study of the marine environment and the organisms that live there and their interactions.

• Oceanography

• Marine Biology

• Oceanology

• Marine Ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Scientific study of the sea by applying traditional sciences, such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, etc., to all aspects of the ocean.

• Marine Biology

• Oceanography

• Marine Ecology

• Oceanology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The deepest area of the ocean is the ____________.

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Mariana Trench

• Kurile Trench

• East Pacific Rise

The scientist credited with developing the water sampling bottle.

• Charles Darwin

• Ben Franklin

• Fridtjof Nansen

• Charles Wyville Thomson

The scientist on the HMS Beagle that discovered barnacles on a transatlantic telegraph cable which proved animals could survive without light.

• Ben Franklin

• Charles Wyville Thomson

• Charles Darwin

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Scientists on the HMS Challenger that discovered over 4,700 new species.

• Charles Darwin

• Sir Alistair Hardy

• Charles Wyville Thomson