Ocean Test

These ________ are the daily rise and fall of water levels that are caused by gravity due to the moon and sun.

• seamount

• waves

• currents

• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A(n) ________ is made up of a range of mountains that wind through the ocean.

• mid-ocean ridge

• continental slop

• seamount

• island

These underwater mountains are not tall enough to break the surface of the water. They are called ________.

• abyssal plain

• island

• mid-ocean ridge

• seamount

What is a deep, dark, canyon called under water? ________

• trench

• mid-ocean ridge

• island

• abyssal plain

Waves are mostly caused by ________, which is caused by energy from the sun.

• wave height

• tides

• wind

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What percentage of the Earth is covered by water?

• 3.5%

• 33.3 %

• 71%

• 97%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The region around the continents that includes the continental shelf and continental slope is called the ?

• continental margin

• intertidal zone

• beach

• abyssal plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A large rotating ocean current is called a:

• tsunami

• gyre

• wave

• swell

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

There are ​ (a)   major oceans in the world.

• five

• three

• four

• six

• seven

Label the oceans:

c

a

b

d

e

Atlantic

Southern

Indian

Pacific

Arctic