Oceans - 4.7

The flat, deep ocean floor is called

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Slope

• Continental Rise

• Continental Shelf

As water flows along the continental shelf and continental slope, it picks up and carries sediments. The sediments are deposited below the slope and form the --

• Ocean Trench

• Continental Rise

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

Which number identifies the continental slope?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

High and low tides on the coast are caused mostly by

• storms over the ocean

• the tilt of the Earth

• The gravity from the moon

• underwater earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which best describes how temperature differences affect the formation of ocean currents?

• Warm water sinks

• Cold water sinks

• Cold water rises

• Warm water stays still

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.  The main difference between ocean water and lake water is that ocean water has

• more plants

• a higher salinity

• more algae

• more oxygen

Which number represents the Gulf Stream current?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which area of the ocean will have the least amount of living organisms?

• the area where most humans have access to fish

• the part of the ocean with the most light

• the place where the largest animals live

• the darkest part of the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which is a producer in this ocean food web?

• seal

• plankton

• whale

• fish

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Two children are swimming in shallow water and jumping in the waves at the beach. On which part of the ocean are they standing?

• continental shelf

• continental rise

• mountain range

• abyssal plain