Oceans Science

What is the flat zone closest to the surface of the ocean called?

• Continental slope

• Abyssal plain

• Continental shelf

• Ocean trench

What is the mid-ocean ridge?

• Bumpy our mountainous areas of the ocean floor. Found far out away from land, deep in the Ocean.

• Where the shelf drops down sharply. The land looks like a cliffside, going deep into the ocean depths at a steep angle - usually going through the twilight and midnight zones.

• The shallowest waters in the ocean. It is a relatively flat zone extending from the beach to the continental slope. This shelf usually goes only as far as 200 meters deep (sunlight zone).

• The deepest floor of the ocean, it is mostly flat, but still has many ridges and bumps.

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What is it called when the shelf drops sharply in the ocean?

• Continental fall

• Continental rise

• Continental shelf

• Continental slope

What is the ocean trench?

• The deepest floor of the ocean, it is mostly flat, but still has many ridges and bumps.

• The deepest part of the ocean. They are very narrow but go very far down and are very long.

• Where the slope becomes less steep. We get closer to the bottom of the ocean. The section in between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.

• Where the shelf drops down sharply. The land looks like a cliffside, going deep into the ocean depths at a steep angle - usually going through the twilight and midnight zones.

How do currents work?

• Surface water that is warmer moves through equators and the poles and eventually gets pushed down where colder water was.

• Surface water that is colder moves through equators and the poles and eventually gets pushed down where warmer water was.

• Deeper warmer water gets pushed up towards the surface and the process starts over again.

• Deeper colder water gets pushed up towards the surface and the process starts over again.

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What is a producer?

• Organisms that eat other creatures

• Organisms that feed off of dead creatures.

• Organisms that mainly feed other animals in food webs/make their own food.

What is a decomposer?

• Organisms that eat other creatures.

• Organisms that feed off of dead creatures.

• Organisms that mainly feed other animals in food webs/make their own food

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What zone of the ocean is this: Ocean depths of zero to 200 meters. This zone is characterized by having the most life, the lowest salinity, highest temperature, and least pressure. Marine life can have multiple bright colors on their bodies, they can be very different in shape (sometimes being flat), and can often have pointy bodies to protect against predators. Many producers are found in this zone (for example, plankton and plants), because producers need sunlight for energy.

• Twilight Zone

• Midnight Zone

• Sunlight Zone

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What zone is this: Ocean depths greater than 1000 meters. This zone is characterized by having the least amount of life, high salinity, low temperature, and high pressure. Marine life tends to have tiny eyes, large mouths, and lights made by their own bodies.

• Midnight Zone

• Twilight Zone

• Sunlight Zone

What is this zone called: Ocean depths between 200 and 1000 meters. This zone is characterized by having medium amounts of life, medium salinity, medium temperature, and medium pressure. Marine life tends to have larger eyes (relative to the size of their heads) and less colors than in the sunlight zone.

• Sunlight Zone

• Twilight Zone

• Midnight Zone