Earth Space Systems and Earth's Resources Practice 4

Why does the octopus shoot black ink into the water?

• to catch food

• to hide and escape from danger

• to help it swim

• to find a mate

Where coral and fish live

• Midnight Zone

• Twilight Zone

• Ocean floor

• Sunlight Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Coal is important for Virginia because it -

• can be used for energy

• can be divided into four types

• is found in many areas of the country

• is formed from plant and animal remains

Which watershed is the Potomac River a part of?

• North Carolina Sound
• Cheasapeake Bay
• Gulf of Mexico
• Bay of Pigs

What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?

• low 
• high 
• none
• high and low

Sunlight allows ________________ to occur in the sunlight zone.

• bioluminesence

• transpiration

• photosynthesis

• voting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

What is the name of the layer of the ocean that has the most life?

• Midnight (bathypelagic)

• Twilight (mesopelagic)

• Sunlight (epipelagic zone)

• Abyss (abyssopelagic)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The number 4 on this diagram represents the-

• continental rise

• ocean trench

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The number 1 on this diagram represents the-

• continental shelf

• ocean trench

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3