WorksheetsOcean Layers and Zones
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the layer of the ocean that has the most life?
a)
Oceanic
b)
Twilight
c)
Sunlight
d)
Abyss
2.
Which of the following is the best answer based on this statement: This zone is the largest zone in the ocean.
a)
Neritic
b)
Intertidal
c)
Oceanic
d)
Sunlight
3.
What are the two zones that distinguish between photosynthesis and chemo-synthesis?
a)
aphotic and photic
b)
neritic and oceanic
c)
abyssal and midnight
d)
sunlight and twilight
4.
This is the zone of the ocean that is the deepest.
a)
abyssal
b)
trenches
c)
midnight
d)
oceanic
5.
Which zone will you find the warmest waters?
a)
twilight
b)
abyssal
c)
midnight
d)
sunlight
6.
In what zone do animals begin to be bioluminescent?
a)
Midnight
b)
Sunlight
c)
Abyssal
d)
Twilight
7.
In which zone do you find animals that are colorless and have no eyes?
a)
Midnight
b)
Twilight
c)
Abyssal
d)
Sunlight
8.
This is the zone where the water is constantly changing.
a)
Neritic
b)
Intertidal
c)
Oceanic
d)
Abyssal
9.
This is the zone between the tides and the deepest part of the ocean. Where the continental shelf begins.
a)
Neritic
b)
Oceanic
c)
Sunlight
d)
Intertidal
10.
Why does most of the ocean life live in or at least visit the ocean surface?
a)
that is where the majority of the oxygen and sunlight occurs
b)
that is where chemo-synthesis occurs and therefore more life
c)
the water pressure is higher there and is more enjoyable
d)
the temperatures are colder and most animals need cooler temperatures
11.
What is the uppermost zone of the ocean called?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Midnight
c)
Trench
d)
Twilight
12.
What is the deepest zone of the ocean called?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Twilight
c)
Abyss
d)
Trench
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