Oceans Sol

Select all the Floating Organisms below:

• Sharks

• Plankton

• Fish

• Phytoplankton

The Gulf Stream Current is a major current that flows off the coast of

• Africa

• The United States

• South America

• North America

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Gulf Stream Current helps control the temperature and climate of this area

• The Hudson Bay in Canada

• The Eastern Coast of the United States

• The Eastern Coast of South America

• The Western Coast of North America

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select all the Swimming Organisms below:

• Sharks

• Plankton

• Fish

• Coral

What part of the ocean floor does D represent?

• continental slope

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

• mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How does the depth of the ocean affect how much light that part of the ocean receives?

• The ocean gets lighters as it gets deeper.

• The more shallow the ocean, the darker it appears.

• The deeper the ocean is, the darker it gets.

• There is no connection between depth and light in the ocean.

Label A

• continental slope

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

• sea mount

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the daily rise and fall of sea level at a given place along the shore called?

• wave

• tide

• upwelling

• barrier reef

Oceans cover about ___ % of the Earth.

• 20

• 25

• 70

• 75

As the depth of the ocean increases, the temperature _______.

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same