Ocean Zones

Imagine you're a deep-sea diver! Can you guess which zone you'd find the least amount of life in?

• photic

• aphotic

• neritic

• ocean

Match the following zone with its correct ocean depth.

• 6000 - 10,000 m

• Abyssopelagic Zone

• 4000 - 6000 m

• Epipelagic Zone

• 200 - 1000 m

• Bathypelagic Zone

• 1000 - 4000 m

• Mesopelagic Zone

• Up to 200 m

• Hadalpelagic Zone

Imagine you're a deep-sea diver! Can you arrange these pelagic zones from the ocean's surface to the bottom?

• abyssopelagic, bathypelagic, epipelagic, hadalpelagic, mesopelagic

• epipelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic, mesopelagic, hadalpelagic

• epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic, hadalpelagic

• hadalpelagic, mesopelagic,  epipelagic,     bathypelagic,    abyssopelagic

Imagine you're a deep-sea diver! You're swimming in an ocean zone that extends from the surface to 200 meters down. The temperature changes quite a bit depending on where you are and what time of year it is. The best part? There's plenty of sunlight, so lots of plants can grow. Can you guess which ocean zone you're in?

• Aphotic

• Oceanic

• Intertidal

• Epipelagic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Let's dive deep into the ocean! Can you arrange the ocean zones in the aphotic zone in the correct order?

• Aphotic, Abyssopelagic, Bathypelagic

• Abyssal, Photic, Hadalpelagic

• Bathypelagic, Abyssopelagic, Hadalpelagic

• Bathypelagic, Hadalpelagic, Abyssopelagic

What marine zone has small amounts of light causing its inhabitants to evolve very large eyes to help them see and no plants live here?

• Epipelagic

• Mesopelagic

• Bathypelagic

• Hadalpelagic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Imagine you're a tiny organism, living in the deep blue sea, that has the ability to use bioluminescence since the zone you live in has no sunlight in order to hunt for your prey. What zone do you live in?

• The mysterious Bathypelagic zone

• The dark and deep Hadalpelagic zone

• The sunlit Photic zone

• The unexplored Abyssopelagic zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Dive into the depths of the ocean with this question! Can you identify the ocean zone that is home to the deepest trenches on Earth, including the infamous Mariana Trench, has high pressure, and freezing temperatures?

• Abyssopelagic

• Epipelagic

• Bathypelagic

• Hadalpelagic

What do we call the portion of the marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate?

• open ocean

• aphotic zone

• photic zone

• deep zone

Which ocean zone is known for having the highest biodiversity and is located near the surface where sunlight can penetrate?

• Epipelagic

• Mesopelagic

• Bathypelagic

• Abyssopelagic