Geology of Ocean Floor
The shallow, flat part near land
What is Contenintal Shelf
When it comes to the temperature of ocean water, which is cooler, surface water or deep water?
What is Deep Water
Where does most ocean life live?
What is Sunlight Zone.
True or False: Can an ocean organism survive by calling the police?
What is false
Waves move where?
What is Across the surface
Very deep valleys in the ocean floor
What is Ocean Trenches
Ocean water moves in different ways; what are the ways?
What is Waves and Currents
Which zone is within 650-3,300ft?
What is Twightlight Zone
Who eat phytoplankton (tiny plants)
What is zooplankton (small animals)
Squid and some sharks live here
What is Twilight Zone
Flat topped seamount
What is Guyot
What causes Tides?
How many tides are there each day?
What is Caused by the moons gravity
What is 2 high tides and two low tides
Angler fish and giant squid live in this zone.
What is Midnight Zone
Who eats fish?
What is Large predators
True or False: The Gulf Stream travels mainly on the bottom of the ocean floor.
What is False
Mountain in the sea
What is seamount
What are Tides?
What is the Daily rise and fall of ocean water
Home to animals that can handle darker and colder water.
What is Twighlight Zone
The ways ocean animals survive (4 ways)
What is: Some work together, some hide from predators, some use camoflage, some live in groups for protection
Who is the top predator?
What is the shark
Underwater mountain chains
The steep drop-off after the shelf
What is Mid-Ocean Ridges
What is Conteninental Slope
Some currents are warm, give an example.
Some currents are cold, give an example.
What is the Gulf Stream
What is the California Current
What are all 3 zones and give an interesting fact about all 3
What is Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone, Midnight Zone
What is the oceans Food Chain/Web?
What is: Tiny plants (phytoplankton) --> Small animals (zooplankton) --> Fish --> Large Predators
Geology of the ocean floor. (7 key features)
What is: Contenital shelf, contenintal slope, ocean trenches, mid-ocean ridges, abyssal plain, guyot, seamount