Zones of the Ocean
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Tides
Definitions
Meters of Ocean Zones
100
Describe the Benthic Zone.
The benthic zone is the lowest level of a body of water. Including sediment, surface and sub-surface layers. Organisms would be benthos, such as crabs and starfish.
100
Why would we in Colorado are about the oceans?
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100
What are the major subdivisions of the world's oceans?
1. Atlantic Ocean 2.Pacific Ocean 3. Indian Ocean 4. Artic Ocean
100
Salinity
Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water. Oceans are salty because of the rocks on land contain calcium carbonate, magnesium sulfate. Which break down the minerals into the water, and dissolve into the water.
100
Benthic zone deep by meters
200 meters(656 ft)
200
Describe Deep Ocean Zones.
1. Abssapelagic Zone: Second to last deepest part of an ocean. The water is below freezing, with no light at all. 2. Hadalpelagic Zone: The deepest part of an ocean, mostly found in trenches and canyons. Life still exists in this zone, such as invertebrates.(Starfish, tube worms that still grow in te Hadalpelagic Zone.
200
How many high tides and low tides are there in a day?
2 high and 2 low tides
300
Describe the Pelagic Zone
Known as the Epelagic zone , which is the surface layer. Also, known as the Sunlight zone because it's where most visible light exists.
300
Abyssapelagic deep bu meters
Abyssapelagic Zone: 4000 meters to 6000 meters
400
Open Ocean Zone
The Open Ocean zone, is the sunlit top-layer of the ocean.Which is beyond the continental shelves. Known as the "marine desert", because of the nutrients. The open ocean zones would be better for predators to travel fast and find food.(Dolphins, Tuna/free swimmers)
400
Hadalpelagic Zone
Hadapelagic Zone: 6000 meters to the bottom of the Ocean.
500
Describe the layers of the ocean.
1. Epipelegic Zone 2. Mesopalegic Zone 3.Bathypelegic Zone 4.Abyssapelagic Zone 5.Hadalpelagic Zone
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