Human Dependency on Ocean Water

Look closely at the map of the watershed below. If water enters the watershed at the top of the mountain where the arrow is pointing, at which point will it stop draining?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What definition BEST describes a watershed?

• An area where water infiltrates the soil

• An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

• An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement about water pollution is TRUE?

• Pollution only affects surface water.

• Pollution cannot be dissolved in water.

• Pollution affects both surface and groundwater.

• Pollution cannot travel through soil to groundwater.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

People depend on the oceans for __________________.

• Natural resources

• Food and water

• Transportation

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fresh water can be produced by removing the salt from ocean water using a process called ______________.

• salt water cleanup

• water purification

• desalination

• wastewater treatment

How do the oceans contribute to the amount of Oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Fish in the ocean produce oxygen.

• Phytoplankton in the ocean produce oxygen through the process of phtosynthesis.

• There is no oxygen production in the ocean.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The use of light energy by organisms to convert CO2 and H2O into organic molecules is

• chemosynthesis

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is NOT a source of pollution in the ocean?

• Fertilizers used on land.

• Sand drifting along the bottom of the ocean floor.

• Oils found on city streets.

• Emissions from gas-burning vehicles.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which piece of evidence BEST explains why trash has accumulated in the ocean?

• Humans manufacturing and quickly discarding plastic products has caused the garbage patches to grow.

• Only plastic that cannot be recycles is found in the ocean.

• Trash has not accumulated in the ocean.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The best way to keep the ocean clean is to ______________________.

• establish regulations for safety and environmental regulations

• stop using the ocean as a resource

• start a war to take over the ocean as our own resource

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3