Oceans Quiz

In the section "A Vast Hidden World" The Author's main point is that oceans

• Affect Earth in limited ways

• Contain the largest animal on Earth

• Remain a complete mystery to people

• are a fascinating world full of life

One important factor in water biomes is wheater they are

• Made up of salt water or fresh water

• Close or far away from the equator

• Warm or cold in temperatures

• located north or south

The pie Chart, "Oceans by Size"hepls readers to understand

• The Indian ocean is half the size of the Pacific Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean is nearly as large as all the other oceans combined

• The Pacific Oceans is equal to the size of the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean

• The Indian and the Atlantic ocean combined are larger than the Pacific ocean

How does the ocean affect the weather and climate?

• It adds a lot of moisture to the air and makes earth hot

• It absorbs the sun's rays and moves heat around the earth

• it causes cool air to sink and makes earth temperature's cold

• It evaporates water above its surface and dries out earth's air

The_________ is the steep drop-off that leads to the deep ocean

• Continental slope

• Continental Shelf

• Seamounts

• Shoreline

What is the sunlit zone important part of the oceans?

• It receives some sunlight but not enough for photosynthesis

• it is where at least half of the earth's oxygen is produced

• it makes up 5% of the ocean's depth

• It has creatures made of built-up skeleton

Animals that have adapted to the dark live in the ______

• Sunlit zone and ocean floor

• Twilight zone and sunlit zone

• Sunlit zone and midnight zone

• Twilight zone and midnight zone

Which of the following make up the foundation of many ocean food chains?

• Phytoplankton and bacteria

• Reel fish and sea jellies

• Whales and giant kelp

• Coral and Algea

What was the author's purpose for writing this text?

• To persuade the reader to explore the ocean

• To demonstrate of ocean features are formed

• To describe the ocean and what makes it complex

• To explain the ways that people appreciate the ocean

How many oceans do exist and mention them?