Ocean Depth
True or False
The deeper you go in the ocean, the brighter it gets.
False.
The deeper you go, the darker it gets.
The amount of salt in the water is the water's ____________.
Salinity
True or False?
Organisms that live on the continental shelf are used to varying salinity and warm water.
True
Which two things decrease as you go deeper into the ocean?
Light and Temperature
True or False?
The ocean temperature is the same everywhere.
False
What depth of the ocean has the most animals?
The continental shelf
True or False?
The ocean floor is the same depth everywhere.
False
What are the three basic motions of the ocean?
Currents, Waves, and Tides
Phytoplankton produce the majority of the Earth's _______________.
Oxygen
Describe the parts of the ocean floor in order from most shallow to the deepest parts.
In order from most shallow to the deepest parts.
continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise, abyssal plain, and the ocean trench.
Water moves sediments along the continental shelf and slope. These sediments eventually settle and form the __________ right below the continental slope.
Continental Rise
Which characteristics are true about the deepest parts of the ocean and the organisms that live there?
There are not a lot of organisms living in the deepest parts of the ocean because there is no light and it has greater water pressure than the more shallow areas.
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
An Ocean Trench
Where is the Gulf Stream located?
Off the east coast of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean.
Put these organisms in a food chain that goes from producer to the biggest consumer.
animal-like plankton, seal, phytoplankton, white shark, fish
phytoplankton, animal-like plankton, fish, seal, white shark