Oceanography

What measures the amount of salt dissolved in water?

• Salinity

• Density

• Latitude

• Temperature

The Atlantic is the largest ocean.

• True

• False

How many oceans are there in the world?

• 7
• 6
• 5
• 4

Identify the ocean at location #1

• Southern Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean

Identify the ocean at location #4

• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean

Ocean #3 is _________.

• Arctic
• Pacific

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The main difference between ocean water and lake water is that ocean water contains

• oxygen
• salt
• algae
• plants

Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawaters-

• greater depth
• smaller mass
• higher salinity
• lower freezing point

As you go deeper in the ocean, the _______ decreases.

• water

• salinity

• temperature

What part of the ocean floor would be the most difficult to explore due to pressure?

• continental slope
• sea mount
• trench
• abyssal plain