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Ocean Zones (Make Up)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ocean zone allows plants to grow??

a)

midnight zone

b)

photic zone

c)

twilight zone

d)

intertidal zone

2.
the area between the high tide and the low tide mark
a)
benthic zone
b)
intertidal zone
c)
pelagic zone
d)
abyssal zone
3.

MOST sealife lives in the:

a)

Photic zone

b)

Twilight zone

c)

Midnight zone

d)

Deep zone

4.

A mother turtle digs a nest on the shore and lays her eggs in it. The process takes takes 1-3 hours in the middle of the night, after which the mother turtle slowly drags herself back to the ocean.

a)

Coral Reef

b)

Intertidal Zone (High Tide)

c)

Intertidal Zone (Low Tide)

d)

Ocean (Aphotic Zone)

5.
The aphotic zone is
a)
the ocean's dark lower layer where photosynthesis cannot occur
b)
the sunlit upper layer of the ocean where photosynthesis occurs
c)
on the bottom of lakes, streams, and oceans.
d)
where benthos are found
6.
The intertidal zone of oceans
a)
surrounds continents
b)
is on the coastline
c)
has tides that rise and fall each day
d)
is the open ocean
7.
The correct order of ocean zones in the aphotic zone, is:
a)
Aphotic, Abyssal, Bathyal
b)
Abyssal, Photic, Hadal
c)
Bathyal, Abyssal, Hadal
d)
Bathyla, Hadal, Abyssal
8.
The hadal zone is found at point:
a)
G
b)
D
c)
F
d)
E
9.

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

10.

The Bathypelagic Zone is also known as the _____ Zone.

a)

Sunlight

b)

Midnight

c)

The Trenches

d)

Shower

11.

Which are the only two photic zones in the ocean?

a)

Epipelagic and Abyssopelagic

b)

Mesopelagic and Epipelagic

c)

Abyssopelagic and Bathypelagic

d)

Epipelagic and Bathypelagic

12.

The term pelagic means

a)

bottom

b)

floating

c)

water

d)

swimming

13.

The place where the continental shelf drops off and slopes down to the ocean floor is called the:

a)

Abyssal plain

b)

Ocean basin

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Trench

14.
The ocean layers are divided by the amount of __________________ in each layer.
a)
animals
b)
salt
c)
light
d)
people
15.

Select all zones that are APHOTIC (little to no light):

a)

Benthic

b)

Abyssal Pelagic

c)

Mesopelagic

d)

Neritic

16.

Select all zones that are PHOTIC (receives ample sunlight):

a)

Oceanic

b)

Neritic

c)

Hadalpelagic

d)

Epipelagic

17.

Before descending into the ocean trench, what is the geographic name of the underwater mesa.

a)

continental shelf

b)

continental slope

c)

continental rise

d)

abyssal plain

18.

Zone that is made up of the entire ocean floor

a)

Neritic

b)

Photic

c)

Aphotic

d)

Benthic

19.

What zone is labelled with the number 1?

a)

photic

b)

neritic

c)

pelagic

d)

benthic

e)

oceanic

20.

What zone is labelled with the number 3?

a)

photic

b)

neritic

c)

pelagic

d)

benthic

e)

oceanic

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