Ocean Temperature, Pressure & Salinity

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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
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Brittany Perrotti
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16 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Oxygen is able to reach the deep ocean floor because...
Cold water is denser and carries oxygen down as it sinks
Warm water is denser and carries oxygen down as it sinks
Oxygen is a heavy atom and sinks on its own to the ocean floor
All organisms must swim to the surface to breathe oxygen
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of organisms helps release minerals into ocean water?
Endotherms
Autotrophs
Decomposers
Homeotherms
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The total amount of salt dissolved in a solution is called...
Salinity
Saltiness
Pressure
NaCl
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater is called...
Brackish water
In between water
River water
Semi-sea water
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where would you find brackish water?
At estuaries
At the beach
At brine channels
At the main thermocline
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During osmosis, which way does water move?
From areas of high to low concentration of salt
From areas of low to high concentration of salt
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
These organisms, like eels, spawn in the open ocean, but mature in freshwater.
Catadromous
Anadromous
Endotherms
Homeotherms
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