The Ocean Environment

Area where land meets the ocean. Fluctuates in size between low and high tides.

• Pelagic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Abyssal Zone

Area that consists of the water column of the open ocean, and can be further divided into regions by depth. "Open Sea" in Greek.

• Pelagic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Abyssal Zone

Area at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. Depth can vary.

• Pelagic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Abyssal Zone

The measure of total salt content dissolved in water.

• Salination

• Brininess

• Iodized

• Salinity

Surface layer of the ocean that receives sunlight. The uppermost 80 m (260 feet) or more of the ocean.

• Aphotic Zone

• Photic Zone

• Pelagic Zone

• Luminous Zone

The portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or no sunlight. It is formally defined as the depths beyond which less than 1% of sunlight penetrates

• Photic Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Abyssal Zone

• Aphotic Zone

What typical coastal community is shown in this image?

• Sandy Beach

• Coral Reef

• Rocky Coast

• Mud Flat

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Organisms that live on the seafloor inhabit which zone?

• Neritic

• Benthic

• Intertidal

• Epipelagic

The area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean.

• continental shelf

• continental rise

• ocean basin

The region of the ocean where many people go "deep-sea fishing" that is above the continental shelf is called:

• Aphotic Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Pelagic Zone

• Benthic Zone