4.7 Oceans

What is the shallow part of the ocean on the edges of the continents called?

• Continental Slope

• Continental Rise

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

Which part of the ocean is the deepest and similar to canyons on land?

• Mid Ocean Ridges

• Trench

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

What helps plankton to produce food in the Sunlit Zone?

• Darkness

• Sunlight

• Cold temperatures

• High pressure

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Which zone of the ocean has intense pressure and freezing temperatures?

• Sunlit Zone

• Twilight Zone

• Midnight Zone

• Continental Shelf

What are the key types in a food chain?

• Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

• Plants, Animals, and Water

• Sunlight, Water, and Air

• Fish, Whales, and Sharks

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What causes ocean currents?

• Only temperature

• Only wind

• Wind, temperature, and salinity

• Only salinity

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What is the effect of waves on beaches?

• They make the beaches warmer

• They cause erosion of the beaches

• They make the beaches colder

• They make the beaches wider

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What causes tides?

• The Sun's heat

• The Earth's rotation

• The Moon's gravity

• The ocean's depth

What is salinity?

• The amount of sunlight in the water

• The amount of salt in the water

• The amount of fish in the water

• The amount of plants in the water

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What is an example of a producer in the ocean food web?

• Fish

• Whales

• Phytoplankton

• Crabs

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