The Ocean Floor

The Ocean Floor

8th Grade

28 Qs

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The Ocean Floor

The Ocean Floor

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-2

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Dieuseul Paul

Used 5+ times

FREE Resource

28 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

James, Luna, and Sophia are on a thrilling underwater adventure, exploring the mysteries of the ocean floor. Suddenly, they stumble upon the continental rise. They discover that this is a massive accumulation of sediment and sand at the base of the continental shelf. Is this fascinating fact true or false?

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Noah, Abigail, and Ava are on a thrilling adventure to understand the mysteries of the Earth's structure. Suddenly, they stumble upon the term 'tectonic plates.' Can you help them figure out what tectonic plates are?

Giant slabs that make up the Earth’s surface

Small slabs that make up the Earth’s surface

Giant slabs that make up the moon’s surface

Small slabs that make up the moon’s surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Imagine Anika, Aiden, and Rohan are on an exciting underwater adventure, exploring the mysteries of the ocean floor. They stumble upon a massive trench and start wondering if they've discovered the deepest part of the Earth, which they heard extends five to six miles below sea level. Do you think their assumption is true or false?

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Arjun, Liam, and Abigail are on an exciting adventure, hunting for a hidden treasure. They stumble upon a mysterious map that reveals the mid-ocean ridge. They are intrigued to see that the ridge stretches across the entire length of which ocean?

Atlantic

Arctic

Indian

Pacific

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Aria, Elijah, and Rohan are on a thrilling virtual adventure deep into the ocean. Amidst their exploration, they stumbled upon a trivia about oceanography. They are curious to know what percent of the ocean floor had been mapped as of the year 2017. Can you help them solve this mystery?

10%

30%

50%

6%

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Noah and Daniel are having a thrilling debate about natural disasters while Ava is listening intently. Noah suddenly jumps up and exclaims that earthquakes are caused by the shifting of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface. Is Noah's exciting claim correct?

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Henry, Evelyn, and Kai are on a thrilling underwater adventure to find the depth of the ocean. They have a high-tech device that sends out a sound wave and measures the time it takes for the wave to return. What is the formula they should use to calculate the depth of the ocean?

[Time for sound wave to return / 2] [Speed of sound] = [Depth of ocean]

[Time for sound wave to return / speed of sound] [2] = [Depth of ocean]

[Time for sound wave to return / speed of sound] [2] = [Depth of ocean]

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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