Oceans Review

What area of our oceans are where organisms are submerged during high tide and exposed during low tide?

• Intertidal Zones

• Coastal Oceans (Neritic Zone)

• Open Oceans (Oceanic Zone)

• Estuaries

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What zone of our ocean is where our deep sea vents with super heated water by volcanic activity?

• Photic Zone

• Aphotic Zone

• Estuaries

What area of our oceans serve as spawning grounds?

• Estuaries

• Open Oceans (Oceanic Zone)

• Intertidal Zone

• Coastal Ocean (Neritic Zone)

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Which of the following locations is when a wetland where river water meets ocean water?

• Estuaries

• Open Ocean (Oceanic Zone)

• Intertidal Zone

• Coastal Oceans (Neritic Zone)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This plots changing ocean water temperature against depth, which varies, depending on location and season.

• Spring Tide

• Surface Current

• Temperature profile

• Thermocline

Which is used to measure ocean depth?

• bottom dredges

• nets

• sonar

• tidal patterns

What is the average depth of the oceans?

• 380 m

• 38 m

• 3800 m

• 3 km

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Between which depths is the thermocline?

• 0 and 100 m

• 100 and 1000 m

• 100 and 4000 m

• 1000 and 4000 m

What is the average temperature of deep water below the thermocline?

• 15 degrees Celsius

• more than 4 degrees Celsuis

• less than 4 degrees Celsius

• 0 degrees Celsius

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What basic motion does water follow during the passage of a wave?

• forward

• backward

• up and down

• circular