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Worksheets6th grade Science Chapter 9
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the continuous flow of ocean water in a certain direction?
current
nertic
brine pool
tide
What is the zone located between high and low tides?
intertidal zones
tidal zone
continental shelf
longshore current
What are the organisms that live on the ocean floor called?
benthos
nectin
plankton
eels
The movement of water caused by waves that strike the shore at an angle are _____.
longshore current
shortshore current
tides
benthos
A gentling sloping area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the shoreline is a _____.
Ocean floor
Continental shelf
Brine pool
wave
What are free swimming animals in the ocean called?
plankton
benthos
necton
fish
What is the zone that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf?
continental shelf
neritic zone
intertidal zone
abyssal plain
What are the tiny algae and animals that float on the water's surface?
necton
plankton
benthos
bioluminescence
The ocean zone that extends from the edge of the continental shelf and covers that open ocean is called ___.
neritic zone
intertidal zone
oceanic zone
continental shelf
This is the production of light by living organisms
electricity
sparkle
glow
bioluminescence
What are the three basic ways that ocean water moves?
tides
waves
currents
tsunamis
These are formed when water breaks through a sandbar and rushes back to the sea.
rip current
current
global winds
longshore current
These begin when wind blows across the surface of the ocean.
currents
tides
waves
tsunamis
These are formed because of differences in density.
trade winds
gyres
deep currents
surface currents
The hydro-logic cycle is another name for the ____.
water cycle
water salinity
amount of water that should be consumed daily
water table
Water density is equal to what TWO things?
salinity
mass
temperature
volume
Water is always ________.
cold
moving
dense
salty
