Open Ocean: Unit 5

The ocean floor, some parts of which get no sunlight, is the 

• intertidal zone
• neritic zone
• oceanic zone
• benthic zone

Which is the deepest zone of the ocean?

• Epipelagic

• Mesopelagic

• Bathypelagic

• Abyssopelagic

Deepest spot in the ocean

• Monterey Canyon
• Mariana Trench
• Puerto Rico Trench
• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Where is most life in the ocean found?

• In aphotic zones that receive little/no sunlight

• In photic zones that receive sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where would you expect to find the coldest water?

• Abyssal Pelagic Zone

• Oceanic Zone

• Supratidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the gently sloping shallow sea bed surrounding a continent

• abyssal
• bathyal
• littoral
• continental shelf

Area located between high and low tide boundaries:

• Strandline

• Intertidal zone

• Supratidal zone

• Subtidal zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The ocean floor is made of this kind of rock.

• basalt
• sandstone
• slate
• conglomerate

In which zone do you find animals that are colorless and have no eyes? 

• Midnight
• Twilight
• Abyssal
• Sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The zone where you would find bottom feeders, angler fish, and fish that lack eyes

• intertidal zone

• euphotic zone

• coastal (neritic) zone

• bathyal zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3