Unit 2 Test Review: Ocean Zones, Geologic Features, Properties

What is the definition of the Pelagic zone?

• The ocean floor

• The open ocean

• The area with sunlight

• The area without sunlight

The Photic zone is known for being the area where ______.

• No light penetrates

• Sunlight penetrates

• The ocean floor is located

• The open ocean is found.

What is another term for the aphotic zone?

• Sunlit

• Twilight

• Midnight

Which zone is referred to as the ocean floor?

• Pelagic

• Photic

• Benthic

• Aphotic

The Twilight zone is known for being ____.

• completely dark

• partially lit

• the warmest zone

• the shallowest zone

Fill in the blank: The oceanic zone located between the Mesopelagic and Abyssalpelagic zones is the ________.

• Epipelagic

• Bathypelagic

• Hadalpelagic

• Abyssalpelagic

Which oceanic zone is characterized by the presence of sunlight and is the uppermost layer of the ocean?

• Mesopelagic Zone

• Bathypelagic Zone

• Epipelagic Zone

• Abyssalpelagic Zone

Arrange the zones of the ocean in order from the surface (1) to the bottom (5)?

• Epipelagic

• Mesopelagic

• Bathypelagic

• Abyssalpelagic

• Hadalpelagic

The Hadalpelagic Zone is the deepest part of the ocean. What is one of its characteristics?

• High temperature

• High pressure

• Abundant sunlight

• Low pressure

The continental shelf is a part of the ocean that is _______.

• deep

• shallow

• devoid of life

• warm