Science Review: Oceanography

What describes feature F?

• Continental rise

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

• continental shelf

Which letter best describes the continental slope

• A

• B

• G

• E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the term to the definition: water travels in large circular motions.

• Currents

• Waves

• tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the term to the definition: The motion of the ocean due to the winds.

• Currents

• Waves

• tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the term to the definition: These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.

• Currents

• Waves

• tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What part of the ocean are you on when you first walk into the water?

• Continental Slope

• abyssal plain

• continental rise

• continental shelf

The parts of the ocean floor that is covered with sediment (rock, dirt, mud) are the slops, shelf, and rise.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What would happen if the population of squid decreased?

• the population of crab decreases

• the population of penguin decreases

• the population of seaweed decreases

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of these two things start this food web?

• crab and seaweed

• seaweed and photoplankton

• zooplankton and photoplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which pictures demonstrates the correct current flow?

• A

• B

• C

• D