The Ocean (SOL 4.7)

What is the relatively shallow area close to the shore called?

• A) Continental slope

• B) Continental rise

• C) Continental shelf

• D) Abyssal plain

Match the following parts of the ocean floor with their descriptions: Continental slope, Abyssal plain, Ocean trenches.

• Abyssal plain

• The large, flat, deep areas of the ocean.

• Continental slope

• The very deep, narrow valleys on the ocean floor.

• Ocean trenches

• The steep slope between the continental shelf and the continental rise.

What causes the regular rise and fall of ocean water levels?

• Wind

• Gravitational pull of the moon

• Sunlight

• Earth's rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Marine plants produce (a)   for the survival of animals in the ocean.

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In the ocean food chain, the energy flow starts with the ____.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following organisms with their movement type

• Plankton

• Swimming

• Clams

• Non-moving

• Fish

• Floating

In a food chain, the arrow points from the Sun to a plant, showing that the plant gets its energy from the Sun. Which of the following completes the sequence: Sun --> Phytoplankton --> Sardine --> (a)   . A) Whale B) Mackerel C) Shark D) Dolphin.

• Whale

• Mackerel

• Shark

• Dolphin

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Waves

• Deep Ocean Currents

• Tides

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where do warm currents originate from?

• the Equator

• the poles

• Hawaii

• Iceland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The number of organisms increase as the ocean depth decreases.

• True

• False