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Ocean Zones

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The warm, top layer of ocean water

a)

surface zone

b)

bio-luminescence

c)

deep zone

d)

transition zone

2.

the production of light by means of a chemical reaction in an organism

a)

transition zone

b)

deep zone

c)

bio-luminescence

d)

surface zone

3.

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

a)

deep zone

b)

neritic zone

c)

open ocean

d)

aphotic zone

4.

permanently dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone

a)

aphotic zone

b)

photic zone

c)

surface zone

d)

intertidal zone

5.

Portion of the shoreline that lies between the high and low tide lines

a)

open ocean

b)

deep zone

c)

intertidal zone

d)

aphotic zone

6.

Portion of the marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate.

a)

open ocean

b)

aphotic zone

c)

photic zone

d)

deep zone

7.

Level of the ocean in which no light penetrates- deepest part of the ocean

a)

deep zone

b)

intertidal zone

c)

photic zone

d)

surface zone

8.

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

a)

aphotic zone

b)

deep zone

c)

open ocean

d)

continental shelf

9.

between surface layer and deep zone, temperature rapidly drops.

a)

surface zone

b)

transition zone

c)

intertidal zone

d)

photic zone

10.

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

a)

photic zone

b)

open ocean zone

c)

surface zone

d)

intertidal zone