Oceans

Which layer would photosynthesis take place?

• surface mixed zone

• transition zone

• deep zone

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold

• Warm 

• Freezing

• Fresh

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• Both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Two types of water currents are

• local and global

• sea and land

• surface and deep

• warm and cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of water will sink?

• Warm, less salty

• Warm, more salty

• Cold, less salty

• Cold, more salty

Layer of water in which there is a high rate of change in salinity in the vertical dimension.

• halocline

• riftzone

• thermocline

• turbidity current

What happens to density as it goes down in depth?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Which area has the highest salinity?

• North Pole

• areas where rivers meet the ocean

• equator

Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by oceans?

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which ocean basin is the largest?

• the Atlantic

• the Indian

• the Pacific

• the Arctic