SOL 4.7 Review Oceans

The ocean floor -

• is always a flat bed of sand

• has mountains, plains, and ridges like land surfaces

• is covered by the same amount of water everywhere

• covers less area than the land

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Which location is likely to have the greatest water pressure, the coldest temperatures, and the smallest number of living organisms?

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Which of these are the deepest parts of the ocean?

• continental shelves

• continental slopes

• ocean trenches

• abyssal plains

Lobster pots are used by fishermen to catch lobsters in shallow water. In which area of the ocean would commercial fishermen most likely place their lobster pots?

• on the bottom of an ocean trench

• on top of a mid-ocean ridge

• on the continental slope

• on the continental shelf

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Algae and other producers need lots of sunlight. Most ocean algae would be found in the water -

• on the abyssal plain

• in the oceanic trench

• above the continental shelf

• beside the continental slope

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The diagram shows a model of the ocean floor. Which number identifies the continental slope?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

At which location are the oceans the deepest?

• mid-ocean ridge

• abyssal plain

• ocean trench

• volcanic island

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The main difference between ocean water and lake water is that ocean water contains -

• oxygen

• salt

• algae

• plants

The salinity of the Mediterranean Sea is greater than that of the Atlantic Ocean. This means that, compared to the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea is -

• wider

• deeper

• saltier

• cooler

The most important reason that lakes and oceans have different types of animal life is that oceans have -

• sandy shores and bottoms

• water with more salt

• large waves at the edges

• a much larger surface area