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Oceans

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A feature or trait that allows an organism to survive in its environment is called a....

a)

adaptation

b)

niche

c)

habitat

d)

ecosystem

2.

The transition area where the continent ends and the ocean begins is called.................

a)

abyssal plain

b)

continental rise

c)

continental slope

d)

trench

3.

Deep cuts in the ocean floor are called..................

a)

trenches

b)

abyssal plains

c)

continental shelves

d)

continental slopes

4.

This slopes gradually away from the shore!

a)

the rise!!

b)

the slope!!

c)

the shelf!!

d)

the trench!!

5.

The steep slope down to the ocean floor is called the...

a)

abyssal plain

b)

trench

c)

continental shelf

d)

continental slope

6.

A natural system in which living and non-living things interact.

a)

community

b)

population

c)

organism

d)

ecosystem

7.

Energy in a food chain is transferred from one organism to another. The arrow points to...........

a)

the organism that a creature eats

b)

where the energy is flowing to

8.

I am a warm and fast-moving Atlantic ocean surface current.

a)

Pacific Stream

b)

Arctic Stream

c)

Mediterranean Stream

d)

Gulf Stream

9.

I can't swim!! I float with surface currents. I am the base of many food chains!

a)

shark

b)

plankton

c)

sun

d)

coral

10.

The measure of dissolved salts in ocean water.

a)

depth

b)

temperature

c)

salinity

d)

pressure

11.

What covers 70% of the earth's surface

a)

Ocean

b)

Rivers

c)

Lakes

d)

Ponds

12.

Which word descries how deep the water is in a given location

a)

Ocean Trench

b)

Sediment

c)

Depth

d)

Abyssal Plain

13.

As depth increases..........

a)

Things become shallow

b)

temperature decreases, pressure increases, and light decreases

c)

It is more salty

d)

An Ocean Current

14.

Flat, deep, and smooth part of the ocean floor. Cold temperatures are found here.

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Seamounts

15.

Underwater Volcanoes and Mountains?

a)

Seamounts or Mid- Ocean Ridge

b)

Mountain Ridge

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Abyssal Plains

16.

the process in which plants use light energy to make food

a)

Pistil

b)

Pollen

c)

Anther

d)

Photosynthesis