4.7 VA SOL Ocean Quiz

Ocean trenches are ________________.

• mostly shallow

• very shallow

• mostly deep

• very deep

____________________ is the measure of all salts dissolved in water. It can vary in some places depending on rates of evaporation, depth of the water, and runoff.

• ocean current

• sediments

• salinity

• floating organisms

Which is NOT an effect of ocean currents?

• mixing of ocean waters

• plant and animal populations can be disrupted

• navigation routes can be changed

• increase friction on the ocean floor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In ocean food chains, both plants and floating organisms serve as ________________ within a food chain.

• consumers

• decomposers

• producers

• omnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What kind of organisms are fish and sharks?

• non-moving organisms

• swimming organisms

• floating organisms

• walking organisms

What kind of organisms are coral?

• non-moving organisms

• swimming organisms

• floating organisms

• walking organisms

The Gulf Stream is an example of a(n):

• organism

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

• ocean current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In ocean food chains, both plants and floating organisms serve as _______________ within a food chain.

• consumers

• decomposers

• producers

• omnivores

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What kind of organisms are fish and sharks?

• non-moving organisms

• swimming organisms

• floating organisms

• walking organisms

What kind of organisms are coral?

• non-moving organisms

• swimming organisms

• floating organisms

• walking organisms