WorksheetsVA 5th Grade SOL Oceans
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
As depth increases..........
Things become shallow
temperature decreases, pressure increases, and light decreases
It is more salty
An Ocean Current
Valleys cut deep into the ocean floor
Plankton
Salinity
Surface Current
Ocean Trench
Amount of salt found in water
Photic Zone
Gulf Stream
Photosynthesis
Salinity
Underwater Volcanoes and Mountains?
Seamounts or Mid- Ocean Ridge
Mountain Ridge
Coastal Plains
Abyssal Plains
gently sloping shelf of land extending from the shoreline to the continental edge
Continental Slope
Continental Shelf
Continental Rise
Abyssal Plain
Sharp underwater hill connecting the continent to the ocean floor?
Ocean
Coral Reef
Plankton
Continental Slope
Sand, Mud, and rocks that are found on the ocean floor are called?
Jet Stream
Photosynthesis
Ocean Current
Sediments
Tiny living creatures that float near the oceans surface and move with currents
Sea horses
Plankton
jelly fish
sharks
the process in which plants use light energy to make food
Pistil
Pollen
Anther
Photosynthesis
the constant movement of ocean water that is caused by the patterns of wind and water density
Ocean Current
Continental Drift
Land Before Time
Zooplankton
As the depth of the ocean water increases, the temperature...
increases (warmer)
decreases (colder)
Organisms, like seaweed, that make food through the process of photosynthesis
consumers
producers
decomposers
omnivores
Organisms, like bacteria and worms, that feed on and break down dead organisms.
consumers
producers
decomposers
carnivores
Which BEST describes an ocean?
freshwater systems
saltwater system that covers about 70% of the Earth's surface
mixed or brackish water systems
saltwater system that covers 5% of the Earth's surface
