Science Sol

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

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

• True.

• False.

The tides are

• how easily things float in the ocean water.

• the amount of runoff from the land.

• the daily rise and fall of the Earth's water on the coastline.

• caused only by hurricanes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the name of the type of organisms that spend their whole lives on the ocean floor. They usually have feet or legs to crawl. Examples include snails, crabs, and worms.

• plankton

• benthos

• nexton

• fish

What is the name of the group of creatures who are strong swimmers, have flippers or fins that allow them to move through the water? Examples include most fish, reptiles, and mammals.

• plankton

• Sponge Bob

• benthos

• nekton

What is the name for the group of organisms who float in the water and must have the sun to produce energy through photosynthesis? These organisms are the base of the food chain.

• plankton

• benthos

• nekton

• seaweed

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In this photo, who is the producer?

• The plankton

• the shrimp

• the fish

• the shark

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms in the ocean are categorized by

• what they eat.

• their colors.

• how they move.

• who eats them.

___________ is the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.

• albedo

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

All matter, even humans, transfers thermal energy by radiation.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3