Oceans Sol

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

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

• True.

• False.

The Earth's surface is covered by ___ % of saltwater.

• 49

• 65

• 71

• 82

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which number represents the Indian Ocean?

• 1

• 4

• 6

• 7

The surface of the Earth is covered by ___ % salt water.

• 49

• 65

• 71

• 82

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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