6th grade Science Chapter 9

What is the continuous flow of ocean water in a certain direction?

• current

• nertic

• brine pool

• tide

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What is the zone located between high and low tides?

• intertidal zones

• tidal zone

• continental shelf

• longshore current

What are the organisms that live on the ocean floor called?

• benthos

• nectin

• plankton

• eels

The movement of water caused by waves that strike the shore at an angle are _____.

• longshore current

• shortshore current

• tides

• benthos

A gentling sloping area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the shoreline is a _____.

• Ocean floor

• Continental shelf

• Brine pool

• wave

What are free swimming animals in the ocean called?

• plankton

• benthos

• necton

• fish

What is the zone that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf?

• continental shelf

• neritic zone

• intertidal zone

• abyssal plain

What are the tiny algae and animals that float on the water's surface?

• necton

• plankton

• benthos

• bioluminescence

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The ocean zone that extends from the edge of the continental shelf and covers that open ocean is called ___.

• neritic zone

• intertidal zone

• oceanic zone

• continental shelf

This is the production of light by living organisms

• electricity

• sparkle

• glow

• bioluminescence