Ocean Floor (GSH)

Which of the following statements is true about ocean water temperature and depth?

• As depth increases, temperature increases.
• As depth increases, temperature decreases.
• As depth increases, temperature decreases, then increases.
•   Temperature and depth are not related in ocean water.

As you travel deeper in the ocean...

• Temperature increases
• Light increases
• Pressure decreases
• Temperature decreases

What term is the measure of dissolved salts in water?

• Thermocline
• Salinity
• Saltiness
• Tides

What is the most abundant salt in seawater?

• Magnesium Chloride
• Calcium Chloride
• Potassium Chloride
• Sodium Chloride

Cold water is _______ dense than warm water

• More
• Less
• equally

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What covers 70% of the earth's surface

• Ocean

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Ponds

Which word descries how deep the water is in a given location

• Ocean Trench

• Sediment

• Depth

• Abyssal Plain

Valleys cut deep into the ocean floor

• Plankton

• Salinity

• Surface Current

• Ocean Trench

Flat, deep, and smooth part of the ocean floor. Cold temperatures are found here.

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Slope

• Seamounts

Underwater Volcanoes and Mountains?

• Seamounts or Mid- Ocean Ridge

• Mountain Ridge

• Coastal Plains

• Abyssal Plains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3