5.6 Oceans Review Homework

What is the amount of salt in water?

• salinity
• depth
• current
• temperature

The Oceans of the World cover about ___ of the earth's surface?

• 50%
• 70%
• 30%
• 10%

When you play in the water at the beach you are on ..

• the Continental Slope
• the Continental Rise
• the Continental Shelf
• the Abyssal Plain 

Ocean Trenches are like..

• deep valleys that are similar to canyons on land
• are gently sloping area that connects the steep walls of the Continental Slope 
• Mountains

Underwater mountains are called?

• Mid-Ocean Ridges
• Seamounts
• the Abyssal Plain
• Ocean Trenches

The Continental Shelf is...

• relatively shallow
• very deep
• a dangerous place

What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?

• seamount
• mid-ocean ridge
• continental slope
• rift zone

What is animal-like plankton called?

• Phytoplankton 
• Animal-likeplankton
• Zooplankton
• Plankton

What are underwater mountain ranges called?

• continental shelf
• mid-ocean ridges
• abyssal plains
• continental slopes

What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?

• abyssal plains
• trenches
• rift zones
• mid-ocean ridge