Fusion Unit Earth's Oceans (pg 493)

Oceans cover about 73% of the Earth's surface

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The saltiness of water is its ________ pg 495

This is the force of water pressing against whatever it surrounds pg 495

• Water

• ocean

• Wate pressure

• Water Pressure

This is the steep area where the ocean rapidly gets deeper (pg 496)

• continental slope

• shelf

• Mariana Trench

• drift

In tropical regions, coral reefs form in shallow water around lagoons. (pg 499)

• True

• False

A ____ is the up and down movement of surface water. (pg 506)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This is a warm water Atlantic Ocean current that flow from south to north. (pg 508)

• current

• South Pacific

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf Stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The rise and fall in the water level of the ocean is called a (pg 511)

• Tide

• wave

• current

• pool

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Land at the edge of the ocean is called _____. (pg 513)

This is a structure, often made of piles of rock. (pg 513)

• shore

• mountain

• jetty

• shoreline