Oceanography

Which ocean is the smallest?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian OCean

• Arctic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• The tides

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Water that has greater density ______ .

• sinks

• rises

• spins clockwise

• is warmer

Which question BEST describes the portion of water in each location on the Earth’s surface?

• Can 3% of the Earth’s freshwater only exist as ice caps and glaciers?

• Can 97% of the Earth’s salt water only exists as water vapor and seas?

• Can 3% of the Earth’s freshwater be found in ice caps, ground, lakes, swamps, and rivers?

• Can 97% of the Earth’s salt water be found in lakes, streams, seas, and oceans?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A group of 6th-grade students are studying where water is located on the Earth’s surface. The graph shows the distribution of water on Earth's surface.  Which questions can students MOST LIKELY ask to determine where water is located on the Earth’s surface?

• Is most of the Earth’s freshwater found in the oceans?

• Is most of the Earth’s freshwater found in groundwater?

• Is most of the Earth’s global water available in the oceans?

• Is most of the Earth’s global water available on the surface?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following questions can BEST be answered by the data presented in the pie graph?

• What are the types of seawater?

• Which other elements make up seawater?

• How does seawater differ from freshwater?

• Which two salt elements are the most abundant in seawater?

The salinity levels of ocean water are different throughout the world. What are the two main factors that affect salinity levels?

• the rate of evaporation and pressure

• the rate of condensation and pressure

• the rate of evaporation and the amount of freshwater flowing into the ocean

• the rate of condensation and the amount of freshwater flowing into the ocean

The pie graph shows the percentages of water on Earth. A student claims that a large percentage of water on Earth is immediately available to drink.  Which of the following questions can a student ask to determine if this is correct?

• Is 100% of the water on Earth immediately available to drink?

• Is 97% of the water on Earth immediately available to drink?

• Is 2% of the water on Earth immediately available to drink?

• Is 1% of the water on Earth immediately available to drink?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Students complete a lab to show what happens to the density of water in regards to freshwater compared to saltwater. What material affects the density?

• Types of eggs

• Size of beaker

• The amount of salt

• The amount of water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What most likely causes waves?

• Gravitational pull of the moon

• The wind

• Marine life swimming in the ocean

• The Coriolis effect