Oceans 4.7a and b

The ocean covers about ______ of the Earth's surface.

• 70%

• 80%

• 60%

When you are at the beach you are swimming above the _____________.

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Shelf

• Continental Rise

• Continental Slope

What is the deepest place on Earth?

• Mt. Everest

• Mariana Trench

• Mary Trench

• Everest Trench

What happens every six hours?

• Tides

• Currents

_________ are like rivers or streams that flow within the ocean.

• Currents

• TIdes

• Salinity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Gulf Stream is a ________ water current along the east coast of the USA.

• cold

• warm

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What is the flat plain on the ocean floor that is about 10,000 to 20,000 feet in depth?

• Continental Rise

• Trench

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Shelf

What is a pile of sand and sediments at the base of the slope?

• Continental shelf

• Continental rise

• Trench

• Abyssal Plain

_________ is simply how salty something is.

• Trench

• Chemicals

• Abyssal

• Salinity

Water sinking and rising causes _____________.

• Tides

• Ocean Currents

• Warm Water

• Cold Water

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