Water Properties
A water droplet can _______________ things (make them look larger)
magnify
What is the ocean zone on the top of the ocean called?
Sunlight zone
an underwater mountain
Sea mount
They have backbones
Chordata
Hard pieces that cover and protect the fish
Water molecules are attracted to each other. This makes water droplets round in shape. This attraction is called ____________.
cohesion
What is the second layer down?
The twilight zone
a small area that is super deep
trench
They have holes
Porifera
The fins on the top of a fish
Dorsal fins
Light bends when it passes through water. When light bends, objects look distorted. This is called ________________.
refraction
What is the third zone?
The midnight zone
A mountain range that goes down the middle of the ocean
a mid-ocean ridge
They are spiny with five body parts
Echinoderms
The organ on the side of the fish that helps them sense movement
The lateral line
Water can cling to other objects, sometimes like glue, and make them wet. This property is called ______________
adhesion
What is the zone at the bottom of the ocean floor called?
The abyssal zone
the slope that goes down from land to the ocean
the continental shelf
They have soft, globby bodies
Cnidarians
The fins on the side of a fish
lateral fins
Water molecules at the surface hold tightly together forming an elastic film. We say that it has __________ ______________
surface tension
What is the zone in the deepest trenches called?
The hadean zone
a place where water flows from land to deep in the ocean and makes a unique landform that supports a bunch of life
a subterranean canyon
They have shells and tentacles
Mollusks
The hard covering of a fish's gills
operculum