What Are the Oceans Like?
How Does Ocean Water Move?
What Are Some Ocean Ecosystems?
Vocabulary
SCRAMBLED
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EARTH'S NICKNAME IS THE BLUE MARBLE. THIS BECAUSE IT APPEARS BLUE FROM SPACE. THE BLUE IS ACTUALLY THE WATER THAT COVERS MOST OF EARTH'S SURFACE. HOW MANY OCEANS ARE ON EARTH? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
What is D. 5
100
THE GULF STREAM IS A CURRENT THAT FLOWS FROM NEAR FLORIDA NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TOWARD EUROPE. WHAT EFFECT DOES THE GULF STREAM HAVE ON THE LAND IT PASSES? A. IT MAKES THE SEASONS SHORTER. B. IT CAUSES THE TIDES TO CHANGE. C. IT MAKES THE CLIMATE WARMER. D. IT MAKES THE WEATHER WORSE.
What is C. IT MAKES THE CLIMATE WARMER.
100
THE DEEP OCEAN IS HOME TO MANY KINDS OF ANIMAL LIFE. FISH, ANIMALS WITH SHELLS AND WORMS LIVE DOWN THERE. BUT, THERE ARE NO PLANTS. WHY DON'T PLANTS GROW IN THE DEEP OCEAN? A. THE WATER IS TOO COLD B. THE SALINITY IS TOO HIGH C. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LIGHT D. THE SOIL ON THE OCEAN FLOOR CAN'T GROW PLANTS
What is C. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LIGHT.
100
A CONTINUOUS, REGULAR PATTERN OF WATER FLOW IS CALLED?
What is A CURRENT
100
STAOLCA
What is COASTAL
200
WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED TO SURVIVE THE HIGH WATER PRESSURE IN THE DEEP OCEAN? A. BOATS B. SCUBA TANKS C. SUBMERSIBLES D. WATER BOTTLES
What is C. SUBMERSIBLES
200
IF YOU HAVE EVER STOOD ON THE SHORE OF A BEACH, YOU HAVE NOTICED THAT THE WIND NEVER SEEMS TO STOP BLOWING. WHAT EFFECT DOES WIND HAVE ON THE WATER? A. IT COOLS IT OFF. B. IT SMOOTHES OUT THE WATER. C. IT CAUSES WAVES TO FORM. D. IT BLOWS THE WATER OUT TO SEA.
What is C. IT CAUSES WAVES TO FORM.
200
WHY IS IMPORTANT FOR CORAL TO STAY HEALTHY? A. THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FOOD FOR HUMANS. B. MANY KINDS OF ORGANISMS LIVE IN AND AROUND THE REEFS. C. CORAL POLYPS HELP KEEP OCEAN WATER CLEAN AND FREE OF DIRT. D. DYING CORAL GIVE OFF POISONS THAT CAN HARM FISH AND PLANTS.
What is B. MANY KINDS OF ORGANISMS LIVE IN AND AROUND THE REEFS.
200
*** DAILY DOUBLE *** THE STEEPLY SLOPING PART OF THE OCEAN FLOOR WHERE THE OCEAN RAPIDLY GETS DEEPER IS CALLED?
What is THE CONTINENTAL SHELF
200
FUGL RAMTES
What is GULF STREAM
300
*** DAILY DOUBLE *** ELLA AND HER FAMILY WERE ON A TROPICAL ISLAND VACATION. WHILE BOATING IN THE AFTERNOON, ELLA SPOTTED A LARGE CORAL COMPLEX THAT SEEMED TO GROW RIGHT AROUND THE ISLAND. WHAT MIGHT THIS CORAL HAVE BEEN? A. AN ATOLL B. A LAGOON C. A VOLCANIC ISLAND D. A CONTINENTAL SHELF
What is A. AN ATOLL
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ALL ALONG THE LAND THAT BORDERS OCEANS AND LARGE LAKES, THERE ARE JETTIES, OR LONG STRUCTURES MADE EITHER OF WOOD AND METAL OR CONCRETE AND METAL. WHAT IS THEIR MAIN PURPOSE? A. THEY STOP EROSION OF BEACH SAND. B. THEY PROVIDE A PLACE TO TIE UP BOATS. C. THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO FISH. D. THEY ARE THE PIERS FOR TOUR BOATS TO ARRIVE AND LEAVE FROM.
What is A. THEY STOP EROSION OF BEACH SAND
300
*** DAILY DOUBLE *** THE OPEN OCEAN ZONE IS DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS BASED ON HOW DEEP EACH IS. WHAT BEST DESCRIBES THE TWILIGHT SECTION? A. BRIGHTLY LIT WATER, SUNLIGHT REACHES ITS ENTIRE DEPTH. B. DIMLY LIT WATER, ONLY SOME SUNLIGHT REACHES TO THE BOTTOM. C. PITCH BLACK WATER, NO LIGHT REACHES TO THE BOTTOM. D. PITCH BLACK WATER, NO LIGHT AND FEW LIFE FORMS.
What is B. DIMLY LIT WATER, ONLY SOME SUNLIGHT REACHES TO THE BOTTOM.
300
A BUILT STRUCTURE THAT A CURRENT CANNOT MOVE?
What is A JETTY
300
CARHIENCRU
What is HURRICANE
400
OCEAN WATER IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM LAKES AND PONDS. OCEAN WATER HAS SALINITY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? A. IT HAS A HIGH SALT CONTENT. B. OCEAN WATER IS LESS DENSE. C. IT CONTAINS MICROORGANISMS. D. THE LEVEL OF OXYGEN IS LOWER.
What is A. IT HAS A HIGH SALT CONTENT.
400
WHAT PHYSICAL FEATURE OF THE OCEAN MOVES LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER THROUGH THE OCEANS? A. RIP B. TIDE C. CURRENT D. STORM SURGE
What is C. CURRENT
400
THE FOOD CHAIN IS A WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT ANIMALS IN A CERTAIN ENVIRONMENT EAT. WHAT IS THE FIRST LINK IN THE FOOD CHAIN OF THE OCEAN? A. SQUID B. SHARKS C. SHELLFISH D. PLANKTON
What is D. PLANKTON
400
THE SALTINESS OF WATER IS ITS?
What is SALINITY
400
*** DAILY DOUBLE *** TOPNALKN
What is PLANKTON
500
A SCIENTIST SAYS WE STUDY THE DEEPEST PART OF THE OCEAN. THIS AREA IS MORE THAN 11,000 M DEEP. WHAT IS THIS OCEAN FEATURE CALLED? A. ATOLL B. TRENCH C. CONTINENTAL RISE D. MID-OCEAN RIDGE
What is B. TRENCH
500
*** DAILY DOUBLE *** EL NINO OCCURS WHEN WATER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN IS WARMER THAN NORMAL. WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS DURING AN EL NINO EVENT? A. FISHING IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN IS GREAT. B. EXTREME WEATHER OCCURS AROUND THE WORLD. C. HIGH AND LOW TIDES BECOME VERY UNPREDICTABLE. D. THE WEATHER IN MANY AREAS AROUND THE WORLD IS PERFECT.
What is B. EXTREME WEATHER OCCURS AROUND THE WORLD.
500
THINK OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE PEOPLE, ANIMALS, HOMES, STORES AND MORE. WHICH PART OF THE OCEAN IS LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD? A. CORAL REEF B. HYDROTHERMAL VENT C. INTERTIDAL ZONE D. OPEN OCEAN
What is A. CORAL REEF
500
A DEEP VALLEY IN THE OCEAN FLOOR IS AN?
What is OCEANIC TRENCH
500
SABSALY LAPIN
What is ABYSSAL PLAIN
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