Earth's Oceans

Earth's Oceans

9th - 12th Grade

27 Qs

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Earth's Oceans

Earth's Oceans

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-4, MS-PS4-1

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Erin Schneider

Used 16+ times

FREE Resource

27 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is side-scan sonar

A technique used by submarines to navigate deep ocean canyons

A technique used that directs sound waves at an angle towards the seafloor so that hills and other features can be displayed

A technique used to help find sea life on the side of hills, cliffs, canyons, etc.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 3 pts

Select all answers that apply:

What are some sources that scientists hypothesize that could be the origin of oceans?

Comets

Meteorites

Volcanism

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately how much of Earth's surface is water?

90%

87%

71%

68%

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What nickname did Earth earn because of the fact that its oceans cover about 71% of the surface

The Wet Planet

The Salty Planet

The Marine Planet

The Blue Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is sea level?

The farthest point where you can see the ocean from land.

The change in the depth of the ocean over the years.

The level of the ocean's surface.

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

What are the ocean's major interaction with Earth's atmosphere?

It provides heat and moisture, influencing large scale circulation patterns.

It provides salt for the life within the biosphere.

It is a huge carbon dioxide reservoir, keeping large amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air.

It provides food for many of the ecosystems on Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in seawater is...

saltiness

saline levels

salinity

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