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Deep in the Ocean RAZ Comprehension Quiz

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  • Should oceanographers continue to tag animals with sensors to study them? Why or why not?
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  • How are the Shallow Zone and the Deep Ocean Zone alike?
    Animal life can exist in both zones because of adaptation.
    Sunlight warms the water in both zones.
    The water is cold and dark in both zones.
    The same species of animals live in both zones.
  • The Census of Marine Life was created as a result of _______________.
    the invention of satellites for tracking sea life
    ten years of studying and counting ocean animals
    animals living in water that is cold and dark
    special diving suits that can go deep within the ocean
  • What are expeditions?
    The study of living things
    Journeys or voyages
    Of or relating to the sea
    A group of living things that live in the water
  • Which sentence tells how the sea life that scientists discovered is more adaptable than originally thought?
    Scientists who study the ocean are called oceanographers.
    Animals living in the ocean can survive harsh environments.
    Not every discovered animal has been documented.
    The deep ocean, below 1,000 meters, is freezing cold.
  • What happens before scientists can predict an animal's future movements?
    Scientists tag the animal with an electric sensor.
    Scientists live for months on a ship, working all week.
    Scientists look at the world's oceans from the North Pole.
    Scientists must first read the Census of Marine Life.
  • "Chemistry is the study of what things are made of and how they react and change when they come into contact with other things." What is the author's purpose for writing this sentence?
    to inform
    to persuade (convince)
    to describe
    to entertain
  • Space is to satellite as underwater is to ____________.
    airplane
    bicycle
    cruise ship
    submersible
  • Which of the following states the main idea of the section titled "The Census of Marine Life?"
    Scientists found one species of Jurassic shrimp.
    Oceanographers study ocean animals.
    The sea dragon blends in with the plants of its surroundings
    Animals live everywhere in the ocean.
  • Which sentence best states the main idea of this book?
    Satellites are used to track marine life up to 75000 km away
    Many plants and animals live deep within the ocean.
    See-through creatures live deep within the ocean.
    The Census of Marine Life counted over 230,000 species.
  • List three reasons why the Census of Marine Life was informative and important to oceanographers.
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  • Which statement is an opinion?
    Water pressure is the force that water puts on an object.
    Scientists who study the ocean are called oceanographers.
    Scientists who study the ocean have a very difficult job.
    Starfish and dolphins live in the Shallow Ocean Zone.
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