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What Is the Ocean?

Science · Ocean Life · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which word describes ocean water?

    • Salty
    • Sweet
    • Fizzy

  2. Which covers more of Earth, land or ocean?

    • Land
    • Ocean
    • They cover the same amount

  3. The ocean has almost no living things in it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Look at the picture. Which bar is bigger, ocean or land?

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    • Ocean
    • Land
    • They are the same size

  5. Sam has fresh tap water. How would ocean water taste compared with Sam's water?

    • It would taste the same as tap water
    • It would taste salty and different
    • It would taste sweet like juice

  6. Which of these animals lives in the ocean?

    • Whale
    • Cow
    • Robin

  7. A world map is colored mostly blue, with a little green. What does most of the blue most likely show?

    • Clouds covering most of Earth
    • Land covering most of Earth
    • Ocean covering most of Earth

  8. Leo's tap water is fresh. He says ocean water is just like his tap water. What needs correcting?

    • Nothing, he is right
    • Ocean water is salty, tap water is not
    • The ocean is smaller than a lake
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  1. Salty · Ocean water is salty, not sweet like juice.
  2. Ocean · The ocean covers more of Earth than land does.
  3. False · The ocean is full of living things, from tiny fish to giant whales.
  4. Ocean · The ocean bar is taller because oceans cover more of Earth than land.
  5. It would taste salty and different · Ocean water is salty. Sam's tap water is fresh.
  6. Whale · Whales live in the ocean. Cows and robins live on land.
  7. Ocean covering most of Earth · Many maps use blue for water. The ocean covers most of Earth's surface.
  8. Ocean water is salty, tap water is not · Ocean water is salty. Leo's tap water is fresh, so the two are different.
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