Organisms
Use a combination of stealth, speed, and power, often positioning themselves below their prey and launching a surprise attack from below.
Great white shark
What way does the currents flow
Anti - clock wise
What broke apart 180 million years ago?
Gondwana
High evaporation rates result in a dense, high-salinity surface layer.
Arabian Sea
Tend to eat sharks, squids, skates and fish
Sperm Whale
Leeuwin Current temp
Warm
Which continent moved west?
Africa
Lower salinity due to river discharge and high precipitation.
Bay of Bengal
live about 9 years. Females are able to reproduce between 4 and 5 years of age.
Swordfish
West Australian Current Temp?
Cold
What formation is the Indian ocean
Subduction
High surface salinity is also observed in the Southern Hemisphere subtropical zone.
Subtropical Zone
They are a primary producer, fixing carbon and releasing oxygen.
Cyanobacteria
Agulhas Current temp?
Warm
What is the Worlds Second Longest Trench
Java Trench
A belt of low salinity extends along 10° S from Indonesia to Madagascar.
Equatorial Region
their foraging behavior is essential for their survival and growth.
Green sea turtle
How does ocean currents impact sea animals
by changing the availability of nutrients and plankton, which are vital food sources for marine life.
is a smooth flat plain of thick sediment with abysall hills located at the bottom of flanks of the oceanic ridges
Ocean Basin
The salinity of the Indian Ocean basin's surface waters is?
between 32 and 37 parts per thousand