Swann's Ocean Review

The ocean floor...

• is always a flat bed of sand

• has mountains, plains, and ridges like land surfaces

• is covered by the same amount of water everywhere

• covers less area than land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which location is likely to have the greatest water pressure, the coldest temperatures, and the smallest number of living organisms?

• continental shelf

• trench

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

Which best describes the part of the ocean called the continental shelf?

• a flat underwater valley

• a region of mountains in the deep ocean

• a shallow area of sediment near the shore

• a region with a higher water pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these is the deepest part of the ocean?

• continental shelf

• continental slope

• ocean trench

• abyssal plain

The main difference between ocean water and lake water is that ocean water contains...

• oxygen

• salt

• algae

• plants

Which one of these increases as a submarine dives deeper into the ocean?

• the number of plants in the water

• the freshness of the water

• the water temperature

• the water pressure

What do the arrows on the map represent?

• size of waves

• water density

• ocean currents

• time between tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Sailors long ago would catch the current off the coast of Virginia. This current would help them get to...

• Africa

• South America

• Europe

• China

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Choose the correct order from the beach to the ocean floor.

• Continent, Continental Shelf, Continental Rise, Continental Slope, Abyssal Plain

• Continent, Continental Shelf, Continental Slope, Continental Rise, Abyssal Plain

• Continent, Continental Rise, Continental Slope, Abyssal Plain

• Abyssal Plain, Continent, Continental Slope, Continental Rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At which location are oceans the deepest?

• shelf

• slope

• abyssal plain

• trench