Oceans

the area between the high tide and the low tide mark

• benthic zone
• intertidal zone
• pelagic zone
• abyssal zone

organisms that live on or in the bottom

• benthos
• neuston
• littoral
• heterotrophs

the water area between the low tide mark and the edge of the continental shelf

• nautical zone
• benthic zone
• nueston zone
• neritic zone

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 earth's surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean

• aphotic zone

• deep zone

• open ocean

• continental shelf

the deepest, darkest area of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf

• photic zone

• open ocean zone

• surface zone

• intertidal zone

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

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

• true
• false

The Mariana __________ is the deepest known place on Earth

• Volcanoe

• Seamount

• Ridge

• Trench

What is letter D?

• Cont. Shelf
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Volcanic Island
• Seamount