Ocean Composition Practice

___________ is the amount of salt in sea water.

• Density

• Salinity

• Current

• Saltitude

The warmer water in the ocean exists as______________.

• Surface currents.

• Deep currents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A _____________is a large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean.

• Current

• Wave

• Crest

• Basin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

___________is the degree of compactness of a substance.

• Temperature

• Salinity

• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The THREE zones of the ocean that are related to the amount of light for photosynthesis are:

• disphotic

• euphotic

• aphotic

• benthic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The geographic name for the steep change just beyond the continental plain.

• continental slope

• continental rise

• abyssal plain

• oceanic trench

Select the most dense option below.

• warm, 15% salty water

• cold, 15% salt water

• warm 5% salty water

• cold, 5% salty water

Which is the largest ocean?

• Southern

• Indian

• Pacific

• Atlantic

What type of water fills the ocean?

• Fresh water

• Salt water

• Tap water

• Storm water

Which is true?

• Cold water is dense and sinks.

• Cold water is less dense and rises.

• Warm water is dense and sinks.

• Warm water is less dense and sinks.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4