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Oceans Grade 5
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Mountain ranges in the ocean created by plates pushing apart are called___.
islands
mid-ocean ridges
volcanic eruption
trenches
2
The place where debris from the continents falls is called the___?
abyssal plain
continental shelf
continental rise
continental slope
3
Plates slipping one under the other are places where this geologic feature occurs:
trenches
divergent boundaries
earthquakes
volcanos
4
What are microplastics?
any plastic in the ocean
tiny broken down bits of plastic, some are microscopic
5
An animal with a light sensor probably is found where...?
Epipalegic Zone
Mesopalegic Zone
Bathymetric Zone
6
High salinity & low temperature means...?
low density
high density
7
The toxic stew surrounding garbage in the ocean is called...?
leachate
the Great Garbage Patch
microplastics
broken down plastics
8
A mountain from the ocean floor that has lava forced out from a vent is called ___.
underwater mountain
underwater seamount
underwater volcano
mid-ocean ridge
9
Sa is a _____.
saffron
sassafrass
sodium
salt
10
Earthquakes in the ocean can cause___.
leachate
microplastics
tsunamis
big waves
11
Tension at a crustal fault can cause___.
tsunamis
vocanos
new crustal material to bubble up
earthquakes
12
H2O is a ____.
oxygen
two hydrogens
hydrogen
water molecule
13
Is the ocean is a mixture, solution, or both?
solution
mixture
both
14
Density means...
salinity and temperature
changes in salt
how much matter is in something
how much salt is in the ocean
15
What kinds of ocean currents are there?
wind currents
rip tides
high tides and low tides
surface and deep ocean currents
16
An organism that digests its food before absorption into is body is a...?
Producer
Decomposer
Apex Predator
Consumer
17
The large gathering of trash and leachate in the ocean is called the ___.
Toxic Stew
The Giant Garbage Patch
Leachate
Microplastic
18
Salinity means...?
currents move
amount of salt in the water
density in the ocean
how much matter makes it
19
A mixture means ____
unable to mix together
matter than can be easily separated into its separate parts
all mixed together
not able to be separated into its original parts
20
An organism which cannot make its own food is known as a...?
Decomposer
Apex predator
Consumer
Producer
21
In olden times, we measured depth of the ocean by this means:
satellite imagery
we could not measure it
SONAR
bathymetric measure
22
The deepest part of the ocean that we know of is at this location:
abyssal plain
continental rise
trenches
mid-ocean ridges
23
The only difference between all the atoms that make our world is the ___.
the type of molecule
type of atom
the type of element
number of protons, electrons, and neutrons
24
An orca is considered...
a consumer
a consumer & an apex predator because nothing else eats it
a consumer because it eats fish and is eaten by fish
a producer because it makes babies
25
Low salinity & high temperature means..?
low density
high density
26
A leather back turtle is considered a...
consumer
decomposer
producer
27
If an organism is taken out of the food web, what happens?
Other organisms take its place
The food web can collapse, other animals are in danger.
The current patterns change
28
What benefit are ocean currents to Earth?
move water around the planet
Control the weather/climate patterns, mix ocean nutrients
help fish travel more easily through ocean
move the salt for the fish
29
Bonding means___.
magnets
stuck together
gravitational force
sharing electrons
30
Cl is _____.
cholesterol
clippety
clappety
chlorine
31
The land feature that is a gentle slope from the continent into the ocean is called____?
continental slope
abyssal plain
continental rise
continental shelf
32
An organism which is able to make its own food can do this...?
Consume
Photosynthesize
Live and grow
Decompose
33
Where is the least dense water?
near the surface of the ocean
near the mouth of a river
near the equator
34
What is the foundation of the food web?
fish
jelly fish
plankton
apex predators
35
Density in the ocean is affected by___.
temperature and waves
salinity and currents
Temperature and salinity
36
Leachate is a problem because...?
It is a toxic mess
it is toxic, organisms may die, OR possibly then you eat it
It is poison and whales get stuck in it.
It smells
37
What does salinity mean?
salt
amount of sodium in water
amount of salt in water
too much salt
38
An element is____.
protons and electronics
anything that takes up space
molecules of different atoms
only one kind of atom
39
What is our most important current?
The Golf Stream
The Gulf Stream
The North Atlantic Current
The Kuroshio
40
Breaking down of plastics into smaller and smaller plastic bits are called ___.
garbage patch
microplastics
leachate
trash
41
How does a deep ocean current move?
They move up and down throughout the ocean.
They move side to side across the ocean east to west.
42
A solution is when___.
matter is easily separated into original parts
matter is not easily separated into original parts
43
A giant collection of garbage spinning around in the ocean currents is called...?
microplastics
current garbage
the Great Garbage Patch
the Great Patch of Plastics
44
There are how many states of matter?
2
3
7
5
45
Why does a surface current move?
wind moves surface water creating surface currents
it moves because of density changes
It moves side to side
46
New crust (new land) is being formed where?
at the trenches
at the mid-ocean ridge
under the water
where islands are formed
47
What causes tides?
changes in density
wind & gravitational pull of the moon
wind and hitting the land
48
What makes a deep ocean current happen?
Changes in density cause water to drop or rise.
Wind pushes the water into a current
49
NaCl is a _____.
milk molecule
calcium molecule
salt molecule
chlorine molecule
50
An organism that can use the sun's energy to make its own energy is found...?
Typically in the Sunlight Zone & consumes phytoplankton
Typically in the Sunlight Zone & at the start of food web
Typically in the Sunlight Zone & at end of food web
Typically in Sunlight Zone & is part of the food web
51
To take care of the ocean is to practice...?
ocean clean-up
ocean stewardship
oceanography
recyling
52
Evenly mixed and not easily separated matter is called a ___.
solution
mixture
53
What are the Prevailing Westerlies?
Wind
Equatorial wind patterns
Polar wind patterns
Storm patterns
54
What does our most important current do?
brings warm air and water up the Atlantic coast
helps the shipping industry travel quickly
mixes the water
55
The true ocean floor, a great expansive area that debris filters down and settles is the___.
trench area
subduction zones
abyssal plain
continental rise
56
What is an atom?
smallest unit of matter
smallest unit of life
a particle
Tiny cells
57
A molecule is ___.
a bonded together of more than one atom
a lot of one element
electrons spinning in an electron cloud
many of one kind of atom
58
The area that is the side of the continent, but under water, is called the___?
continental shelf
continental slope
continental rise
mid-ocean ridge
59
What are the Trade Winds?
Cold water currents
Equatorial wind patterns
Warm water currents
Polar wind patterns
60
Matter means___.
elements
substance that has mass and takes up space
atoms
molecules
61
O2 is a _____.
water molecule
hydrogen molecule
salt molecule
oxygen molecule
62
Density is impacted by...?
salinity
temperature & salinity
deep ocean currents
temperature
63
True or False: Marine life can easily digest plastics and it does not hurt them.
True
False
