Ocean Sol Released Test Questions

According to the diagram, the part of the sea floor that would be most difficult to explore because of pressure issues is-

• continental shelf

• continental slope

• seamounts

• the trench

The high salinity of the Mediterranean Sea is due primarily to-

• evaporation

• volcanoes

• deposition

• precipitation

What is the part of the sea floor that would be most affected by sea level?

• abyssal plain

• continental slope

• continental shelf

• deep sea trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Identify the oceanic figure labeled 5 in the diagram.

• Abyssal plain

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Trench

• Rift Valley

Identify the oceanic figure labeled 1 in the diagram.

• Abyssal plain

• Continental slope

• Continental shelf

• Continental rise

Identify the oceanic figure labeled 2 in the diagram.

• Abyssal plain

• Continental slope

• Continental shelf

• Continental rise

During which phase of the moon will the tides be the highest?

• Full moon

• Quarter moon

• Crescent

• Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The main determinant of the level of the sea is-

• salinity

• temperature

• volcanism

• erosion

Sea levels fall when glacial ice caps grow and-

• rise when the ice caps melt

• fall when the ice caps melt

• equilibrate when the ice caps melt

• neutralize when the ice caps melt

Freshwater is typically less dense than salt water due to the freshwater's-

• higher freezing point

• higher mass per unit of volume

• decreased depth

• lower salinity