Chapter 5 Ocean Part 1

Name the part of the ocean floor labeled E

• abyssal plain

• continental rise

• oceanic trench

• continental slope

• continental shelf

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the part of the ocean floor labeled D

• abyssal plain

• continental rise

• oceanic trench

• continental slope

• continental shelf

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the part of the ocean floor labeled B

• abyssal plain

• continental rise

• oceanic trench

• continental slope

• continental shelf

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the part of the ocean floor labeled C

• abyssal plain

• continental rise

• oceanic trench

• continental slope

• continental shelf

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the part of the ocean floor labeled A

• abyssal plain

• continental rise

• oceanic trench

• continental slope

• continental shelf

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The ___________________ is the TRUE ocean floor.

This is the part of the ocean where we find the most life.

• oceanic trench

• continental slope

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

Choose 2 things that affect salinity of ocean water.

• tides

• melting iceburgs

• evaporation

• animal life

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the major ocean current that is located on the east of the U.S.?

Hint: Benjamin Franklin discovered it.

• South American Current

• Eastern Current

• The Gulf Stream

• Atlantic Current

Choose TWO correct statements about ocean tides

• There is one low and one high tide each day.

• They are caused by the moons gravitational pull.

• They are caused by the amount of salt in the ocean.

• There are 2 high and 2 low tides each day.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4