Intro to Ocean (Pt.1)

Which of the following was a conclusion of the Stanley Miller experiment?

• Life on early Earth required material from space

• Cells survived in the primitive atmosphere

• Amino acids could be produced from inorganic molecules

• Simple cells can be produced in a laboratory

Which explorer is credited with being the "First To Sail Around The World?"

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry Hudson

A mixture of freshwater & saltwater is called:

• Freshwater

• Brackish water

• Saltwater

• Half water

This Viking explorer landed briefly in America and was believed to be the first to discover North America:

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

The study of how Earth's lithospheric plates interact is called __________.

• weathering

• seismology

• bedrock shift

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

About 97% of Earth's water can be found:

• in glaciers

• in rivers

• in the ground

• in oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The outermost and thinnest layer of the earth is the _______.

• mantle

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• hydrosphere

Which marine ecosystem would be best for organisms that can adapt to both salt water and fresh water?

• Estuary

• Lake

• Pond

• River

Coral polyps secrete _____________ that creates the structure of the coral reef.

• carbonic acid

• keratin

• calcium carbonate

• camouflage

A _______ reef forms offshore and has a lagoon between it and the main coast.

• fringing

• barrier

• atoll

• sinking