Ocean Sol Released Test Questions

What is the part of the ocean where most life is found? This is also the sloping border on the continent that is below the water.

• ocean trench

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

• ocean current

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This is the steep slope to the ocean floor. It's the transition between the continental crust and the oceanic crust.

• trench

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

• continental slope

This is a smooth flat surface of the ocean floor.

• ocean trench

• abyssal plain

• tide

• current

What is a deep cut in the ocean floor?

• ocean trench

• abyssal plain

• continental shelf

• continental slope

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

True or False. There are some parts of the ocean that are deeper than Mount Everest is tall.

• True.

• False.

What are ocean currents?

• movement of ocean water from one area to another

• the gravitational pull on the water by the moon

• the daily newspaper of a coastal town

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes ocean currents?

• It's all the moon's fault.

• Wind patterns and differences in water temperature

• Plants

• The movement of ships on the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Gulf Stream is

• an airplane that is really cool.

• a high powered water hose.

• a strong current located off the east coast of the U.S.

• a hurricane that formed in the Pacific Ocean.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The salinity of ocean water is determined by

• the depth of the water, melting icebergs, rates of evaporation, and the amount of runoff from nearby land.

• the number of ships on the ocean, pollution, and the number of animals in the ocean.

• the phase of the moon, the amount of moisture in the air, and the amount of trash in the ocean.

True or False. Ocean water is a mixture of gases, water, and dissolved solids.

• True.

• False.