Oceans Review

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where is the Challenger Deep, the deepest portion of the Earth's ocean, located?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Answer explanation
The Challenger Deep is part of a submarine trench called the "Marianas Trench"
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of currents are potentially dangerous to swimmers, because they rapidly carry water offshore quickly?
Surface Currents
Longshore Currents
Deep Currents
Rip Currents
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where does salt in the oceans come from?
Near-shore salt deposits
River inflow
mid-ocean ridges
deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Answer explanation
Remember, rivers do the work of weather in and erosion on land, and they carry many dissolved ions into the ocean. When that water evaporates from the ocean, it leaves the dissolved ions behind, leaving the oceans to be salty.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The surface of the Earth is covered by ___ % salt water.
49
65
71
82
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The two most common ions in seawater are...
Magnesium
Calcium
Sodium
Chloride
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The yearly weather at a site on the coast is most likely more (a) than a site that is inland 100 miles.
moderate
extreme
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What has the strongest influence on the tides?
The Moon's Gravity
The Earth's Rotation
The Sun's Gravity
Wind
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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