Ocean 2 Vocab

Stratification

• The separation of water in layers based on a specific quantity

• A rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid

• Extends from 200-1000 meters below the surface of the ocean, known as the twilight zone.

• The saltiness or the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Epipelagic Zone

• Microscopic, ocean dwelling organisms that use photosynthesis to produce oxygen. Responsible for producing up to 50% of the oxygen we breathe.

• The part of the ocean where there is enough sunlight to allow algae to use photosynthesis

• Located 4000 meters deep to the ocean floor, a completely dark area home to colorless and blind animals.

• Deepest region of the ocean, laying in ocean trenches.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Hadalpelagic Zone

• The relationship between the mass of a substance and how much space it takes up. Density = Mass/Volume

• The part of the ocean where there is enough sunlight to allow algae to use photosynthesis.

• Deepest region of the ocean, laying in ocean trenches.

• Extends from 200-1000 meters below the surface of the ocean, known as the twilight zone.

Abyssopelagic Zone

• Located 4000 meters deep to the ocean floor, a completely dark area home to colorless and blind animals.

• The part of the ocean where there is enough sunlight to allow algae to use photosynthesis.

• About 1000-4000 meters below the ocean surface. It is inhabited by a wide variety of marine forms, including eels, fishes, mollusks, and others.

• Deepest region of the ocean, laying in ocean trenches.

Salinity

• The separation of water in layers based on specific quantity.

• A rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid.

• Microscopic, ocean dwelling organisms that use photosynthesis to produce oxygen. Responsible for producing up to 50% of the oxygen we breathe

• The saltiness or the amount of dissolved salt in a body of water.

upwelling

• The relationship between the mass of a substance and how much space it takes up. Density =Mass/Volume

• A rising of seawater, magma or other liquid.

• The saltiness or the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water.

• The separation of water in layers based on a specific quantity.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Bathypelagic Zone

• Extends from 200-1000 meters below the surface of the ocean, known as the twilight zone.

• The part of the ocean where there is enough sunlight to allow algae to use photosynthesis.

• About 1000-4000 meters below the ocean surface. It is inhabited by a wide variety of marine forms, including eels, fishes, mollusks, and others.

• Located 4000 meters deep to the ocean floor, a completely dark area home to colorless and blind animals.

Mesopelagic Zone

• About 1000-4000 meters below the ocean surface. It is inhabited by a wide variety of marine forms, including eels, fishes, mollusks, and others.

• The part of the ocean where there is enough sunlight to allow algae to use photosynthesis.

• Deepest region of the ocean, laying in the ocean trenches.

• Extends 200-1000 meters below the surface of the ocean, known as the twilight zone.

phytoplankton

• Microscopic, ocean dwelling organisms that use photosynthesis to produce oxygen. Responsible for producing up to 50% of the oxygen we breathe.

• A rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid.

• The relationship between the mass of a substance and how much space it takes up. Density = Mass/Volume

• The saltiness or the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

density

• The saltiness or the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water.

• The relationship between the mass of a substance and how much space it takes up. Density = Mass/Volume

• A rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid

• The separation of water in layers based on a specific quantity.