WorksheetsOceans and Waterways
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
How do experts choose the best shipping routes to ship goods across the ocean on a boat?
They study weather patterns
They study currents and wind patterns
They study popular destinations
They study the length of day
How is the ocean food chain like the land food chain?
The bigger organisms eat the smaller organisms
The both have fish
They aren't alike
They all need plants to survive
What might happen if smaller fish had to leave one area of the ocean because the temperature changed?
the plants in that area could not survive
the small fish would eat the plankton
the large animals might lose their food source
the ocean waves might change
How much of the Earth is covered with water in the hydrosphere?
less than 1%
about 2%
about 75%
more than 97%
What would be an appropriate title for this food chain?
Sun - ? - plankton - fish & ocean animals
Land Food Chain
Ocean Food Chain
Life Cycle
Earth Cycle
What is missing from this food chain?
Sun - ? - plankton - fish and ocean animals
microscopic organisms
sharks
whales
decaying plants & animals
Which of the following was Matthew Maury's greatest accomplishment?
He sailed around the world in the fastest time
He discovered the smallest member of the ocean's food chain
He learned how to create maps
He mapped the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
The process of water moving from the Earth to the atmosphere and back again is called:
Earth cycle
Atmosphere cycle
life cycle
water cycle
Why is the ocean salty?
There's more salt in it
Salt water from rivers and streams carry it there
Rivers & streams carry salty minerals from inland to the ocean
The ocean animals deposit salt there
What happens when the slightest change happens in an ecosystem?
it affects the whole system
it affects part of the system
the ecosystem ignores the change
nothing happens
Tiny fragments of plants and animals falling toward the ocean floor.
plankton
marine snow
ocean
minerals
A word that means ball of water.
lithosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
hydroelectric
Tiny sea creatures that are part of the food chain in the ocean.
plankton
crabs
sea urchin
Sponge Bob
The process of liquid water changing to water vapor or gas.
condensation
precipitation
water vapor
evaporation
What happens when there is a slight change in an ecosystem?
Nothing
It is barely noticeable.
It affects the whole system.
Only one system is affected.
What is it called when water appears in the air?
invisible water
into the unknown
water wash
water vapor
What is an Ocean?
small body of water
large body of water
