Oceans

What is the study of the ocean using geology, chemistry, physics, and biology?

• Oceans

• Satellites

• Oceanology

• Topography

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

What percent of Earth’s surface is covered by the global ocean?

• Around 70%

• 30%

• About 2%

• It is all ocean

What are the four main ocean basins that make up the Global Ocean?

• Pacific, Barring, Desert, Atlantic

• Ohio, Arctic, Indian, Pacific

• Antarctic, Mediterranean, Indian, Erie

• Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic

What do scientist use to study the ocean floor?

• SONAR

• submarines

• submersibles

• satellites

• All of these

The topography of the ocean floor is as diverse as land on continents.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What does SONAR use to map the ocean floor?

• food

• lasers

• sound waves

• sunlight

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is a submersible?

• small boats used to explore the ocean

• small underwater crafts used for deep-sea research

• sandwich trucks

• side cars for a motorcycle

Submersible can be a robot without a human inside.

• True

• False

What is sand made of?

• coral and rocks

• sea glass, coral, and rocks

• shells

• shells, sea glass, rocks, coral, and minerals

Any body part or behavior that helps an organism ​survive in its environment is a(n)...

• thing

• adaptation

• body shape

• SONAR

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4