An ocean is a vast expanse of sea typically divided into _____________ locations.

Earth's connected "world ocean" is typically divided into _____ named oceans.

Oceanic Pelagic Zones are divided into different zones based upon how much _____________ reaches that depth of water.

Three characteristics of ocean water are _____________, _____________, and _____________.

The warmest water in the ocean is around _____________.

The coldest water in the ocean is around _____________.

When the water temperatures mix together, it causes the water to create _____________.

When cold water is warmed up, it begins to _____________.

Buoyancy is how well an object _____________.

The amount of salt in the water is referred to as _____________.

The ____________ provides light and life to all the plants and animals on Earth

When sunlight enters ocean water, the rays of sunlight _____________ because of the density of the water.

Water appears blue because it absorbs _____________ wavelengths giving the light passing through a blue tint.

The majority of marine life lives in the ____________ layers of the ocean.

The three main zones in the ocean are _____________, _____________ and _____________.

The midnight zone, can be divided into two zones: the _____________ and _____________ zones.

The _____________ and _____________ are the zones closest to the shore.

The brightest zone of the ocean is the _____________ zone.

The sunlight zone, or epipelagic zone, is home to about _______% of marine life.

_____________ zone is the common name of the mesopelagic zone because the diffused light from the sun is dim in this zone.

The bathypelagic zone is also known as the ____________ zone because virtually no light reaches this zone and below.

Dead and decaying material that falls through the ocean zones is sometimes referred to as "____________."

The ____________ in the Southeast Pacific Ocean is the deepest known place in the ocean.

More people have been to the moon than have explored the deep _____________.