Ocean Ecosystem Vocabulary

One who studies the ocean and its contents is called a

• archeologist

• oceanographer

• biologist

• economist

The rather level area of the ocean floor is known as the

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

• ocean trench

• continental shelf

The area of the ocean floor that is located just off the coast is the-

• continental shelf

• continental slope

• estuary

• abyssal plain

One of the several large bodies of salt water that covers about 70% of the Earth's surface is called a-

• lake

• estuary

• ocean

• sea

The measure of the concentration of dissolved salt in water is known as-

• current

• wave

• trench

• salinity

As the depth of the ocean increases, what else increases?

• amount of sunlight

• amount of living organisms

• water pressure

• the Gulf Stream

The deepest area of the ocean floor is known as the-

• abyssal plain

• a trench

• continental slope

• continental shelf

The measurement from the ocean's surface to the floor in one given spot is called-

• wave

• depth

• current

• salinity

As the depth of the ocean increases, what decreases?

• temperature and the amount of light

• temperature and salinity

• amount of light and salinity

• amount of light and water pressure

A 'river' of water caused by temperature changes and the Earth's rotation that moves quickly through a larger body of water is known as a-

• tide

• current

• wave

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