vertical zones
The zone containing visible light
photic zone
always underwater
what is the subtidal zone
open sea at the end of the continental shelf
what is the oceanic zone
name of adaptation where animals have light bellies and dark backs
what is counter shading
a flat topped underwater formation
what is a guyot
place where very little sunlight reaches
what is the twilight zone (disphotic)
this separates the high tide mark from the rest of the beach
what is the strand line
area of water above the continental shelf
what is the nertic zone
this prefix means NO or none
what is "A"
landform formed when 2 plates collide
what is a trench
close to freezing temperatures way down deep, barely seen
what is the abyss
when you first step onto the beach before you get to the water
what is the supratidal zone
65% of the oceans open water
what is the oceanic zone
another word for the bottom
formed from separating plates
what is the mid ocean ridge
home of the angular fish
what is the aphotic zone
may or may not be underwater
what is the intertidal zone
most fishing takes place here
what is the neritic zone
land underwater that is extension of the continent
what is continental shelf
the highest degree of latitude
what is 90degrees
another name for ocean bottom
what is benthic
starfish and crabs live here
what is the intertidal zone
fancy name for all of the water zones
what is palegic
this is the Continental shelf, slope and rise
what is the margin
imaginary lines on a globe that touch at the poles
what is longitude