Sol 4.7 Ocean

In this photo, who is the tertiary consumer?

• the seaweed

• the shark

• the fish

• the shrimp

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What causes the rise and fall of ocean waters?

• the movement of clouds over the shore

• the gravitational pull of the moon and sun

• the air temperature increasing during the day

• natural events like storms and earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select all the correct answers.

Oceans ___________

• are large bodies of salt water

• are large bodies of fresh water

• cover about 71% of Earth's surface

• contain about 50% of Earth's water

What is salinity?

• the amount of sand in sediment

• the speed a wave is traveling

• the distance from the ocean's surface to the ocean floor

• the amount of salt dissolved in water

The deepest part of the ocean floor is a/an

• abyssal plain

• continental rise

• continental slope

• ocean trench

Coral that has attached itself to the ocean floor is an example of a ____________.

• floating organism

• non-moving organism

• swimming organism

• nonliving object

The salinity of ocean water is the same around the world.

• true

• false

Marine organisms are impacted by ocean currents.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

About half of Earth's surface is covered with which ocean floor feature?

• continental shelf

• ocean trench

• abyssal plain

• continental slope

What is ocean water made of? Select all correct answers

• gases

• oil

• water

• sugar

• dissolved solids

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1