Oceans Test Review

Which location is likely to have the greatest water pressure, the coldest temperatures, and the smallest number of living organisms?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The depth of the ocean floor varies. Sequence the ocean floor from the deepest to the shallowest.

• A. Continental slope- continental shelf- continental rise- abyssal plain - trench

• B. Continental shelf- continental slope- continental rise- abyssal plain- trench

• C. Ocean trench- continental slope- continental rise-continental shelf-abyssal plain

• D. Ocean trench- abyssal plain-continental rise - continental slope-continental shelf

Ocean currents are caused by-

• Air pressure and humidity

• Amount of rainfall and differences in water temperature

• Movements of plants and animals in the ocean

• Wind patterns and differences in water density due to temperature and salinity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean tides are caused by-

• Wind patterns

• Salinity and temperature differences

• The gravitational pull of the moon and sun

• Plant and animal movement in the oceans

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The depth of the ocean varies. The deepest part of the ocean is the-

• Continental shelf

• Continental slope

• Trench

• Abyssal plain

The most shallow part of the ocean is-

• Trench

• Abyssal plain

• Continental slope

• Continental shelf

Name a producer in the food web above.

• Seal

• Plankton

• Seagull

• Squid

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Identify a swimming organism the students incorporated into their food web.

• Seagull

• Whale

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is at the beginning of every ocean food chain?

• A. A producer

• B. A consumer

• C. A decomposer

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If someone wanted to go fishing for cod, what depth would be the best for them to fish at?

• 4,000 meters

• 10,000 meters

• 200 meters

• 3,500 meters