Open Court U2L2 Vocabulary
Authored by Samantha Beckman
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentences from the text.
"Known as currents, these masses are continually moving. They flow like rivers within the larger bodies of the oceans... As they move, they carry with them food, animals, and different temperatures that are integral to oceanic ecosystems around the planet."
What does the word integral mean as it is used in the sentences?
Optional or extra
Essential and necessary
Temporary and quick
Small and unimportant
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from the text.
"Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours."
What does the word axis mean as it is used in the sentence?
A flat boundary line across the ocean floor
A strong wind blowing toward the equator
An imaginary straight line around which a body rotates
A deep path created by ocean waves
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from the text.
"A gyre is a giant rotating pattern of currents in the ocean."
What does the word gyre mean as it is used in the sentence?
A circular or spiral ocean current system
A fast-moving river flowing into the sea
A storm that creates large tsunamis
A deep hole on the sea floor
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from the text.
"Some gyres are teeming with animal life."
What does the word teeming mean as it is used in the sentence?
Filled or overflowing with abundant life
Lacking living creatures
Moving very slowly across the water
Covered in floating trash and pollution
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from the text.
"These nutrients help sustain plant and animal life."
What does the word sustain mean as it is used in the sentence?
To harm or destroy over time
To provide support or keep alive
To change into something else
To move from one place to another
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from the text.
"Seamounts are covered with nutrient-rich sediment."
What does the word sediment mean as it is used in the sentence?
Warm surface water near the equator
Floating plastic debris left by ships
Solid material like sand or soil that settles at the bottom of water
Fast-moving wind high in the atmosphere
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One meaning of lap is "to wash or splash gently against a shore." Which sentence uses lap in this way?
The swimmer completed her final lap across the swimming pool.
The kitten sat comfortably in her owner's lap.
The runner was able to lap his opponent during the second mile.
Waves can lap quietly against a sandy beach or pound against a rocky shore.
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