Word Bank
Multiple Choice
Diagram
Vocabulary
True or False
100
A river that flows into another river is a
What is a tributary
100
In the Water Cycle, water moves from oceans to the atmosphere by a. Runoff b. Precipitation c. Evaporation
C. Evaporation
100
What is letter A pointing to?
What is Continental Slope
100
Name 3 major groups of ocean life
What is Plankton, Nekton, Benthos
100
True or False: Currents carry water from the equator towards the poles and bring cold water back toward the equator
True
200
A_________________ is heated groundwater that blasts out of the ground.
What is a Geyser
200
The Water Cycle is powered by___________
a. The Water Table b. The sun’s heat c. Oceans and Rivers
B. The sun's heat
200
What is letter B pointing to?
What is Seamount
200
Name 1 use for Reservoirs
What is water storage, control flooding, produce electricity
200
True or False: Benthos are located at the surface of the ocean
False. Benthos are located at the ocean floor
300
What is a deep valley on the ocean floor
What is a Trench
300
Precipitation that sinks into the ground is___________
a. Groundwater b. Runoff water c. Condensation
A. Groundwater
300
What is F pointing to?
What is Continental Shelf
300
Name 1 of the Great Lakes
What is Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior
300
True or False: The sun produces waves
False. Wind produces waves.
400
a mountain chain on the ocean floor
What is a Mid-Ocean Ridge
400
As ocean water deepens, its temperature________.
a. Gets warmer b. Gets colder c. Stays the same
B. Gets Colder
400
What is G pointing to?
What is Trench
400
Is ocean water:
Fresh water or Salt water
What is Salt Water
400
True or False: The Water table is the top of the groundwater layer
True.
500
The saltiness of water
What is Salinity
500
The top of a wave is the _________________.
a. Seamount b. Wave height c. Crest
C. Crest
500
What is H pointing to
What is Mid-Ocean Ridge
500
The distance between two waves
What is wavelength
500
True or False: Spongebob Squarepants is porous
True! Spongebob is absorbent because he is a sponge!