Oceans Ecosystem Review

What % of Earth's surface is covered with oceans?

• 60

• 71

• 82

• 91

What % of Earth's water is found in oceans?

• 71

• 97

• 91

• 77

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What % of the ocean hasn't been explored by humans?

• 2

• 71

• 80

• 97

The ocean is named for Okeanos, the Greek Titan who was the father of the _____ gods?

• water

• rapid

• river

• storm

The _______ the water, the ________ the salinity

• colder; higher

• colder; lower

• warmer; lower

• warmer; higher

The ocean looks blue because _____, _____, and ______ are strongly absorbed by water

• green, purple, orange

• yellow, black, green

• red, yellow, orange

• blue, violet, purple

Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the ______ in the ______ Hemisphere and toward the ______ in the ______ Hemisphere.

• left; North

  right; Southern

• right; North

  left; Southern

• South; North

  North; South

• North; North

  South; South

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

_______ are large systems of circulating ocean currents.

• Eddies

• Rapids

• Ocean gyres

• Meridians

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean gyres are caused by?

• gravity

• Coriolis Effect

• hurricanes

• tsunamis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Gyres rotate clockwise in the _______ and counterclockwise in the _______.

• North; South

• South; North

• East; West

• West; East

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6