Zones of the Ocean

Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf

• deep zone

• neritic zone

• open ocean

• aphotic zone

the ocean bottom between the high tide and low tide mark that is sometimes submerged

• littoral zone
• pelagic zone
• neritic zone
• benthic zone

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

The ocean layers are divided by the amount of __________________ in each layer.

• animals
• salt
• light
• people

As you move deeper into the water temperature, pressure and salt content change.

• true
• false

Sunlight allows ________________ to occur in the Photic zone.

• bioluminesence

• transpiration

• photosynthesis

• voting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This ocean zone includes the deepest trenches, such as the Mariana Trench.. 

• Abyssal
• Pelagic
• Bathyal
• Hadal

The correct order of ocean zones (from shallower to deeper) in the aphotic zone, is:

• Aphotic, Abyssal, Bathyal

• Abyssal, Photic, Hadal

• Bathyal, Abyssal, Hadal

• Bathyla, Hadal, Abyssal

The Twilight Zone is also known as

• a TV Show.

• the Mesopelagic Zone.

• The Hadalpelagic Zone.

• The Epipelagic Zone

The Sunlight Zone is also known as the ____ Zone.

• Epipelagic

• Hadalpelagic

• Mesopelagic

• Abyssopelagic