Parts of the Ocean
The border of the continent that is below the water.
Continental Shelf
What is the first zone called (the one closest to the surface)?
The sunlight zone
A food web shows the path of ________ from one organism to another.
Energy
A force of wind, where energy is transferred up and down in the water.
Waves
A mountain on the ocean floor that has hot lava forced out from a vent.
Ocean Volcano
The zone that has no sunlight, the most pressure and is the coldest is called what?
Midnight Zone
How do plants get there energy?
From the sun or through photosynthesis.
Is caused by the moons gravitational pull.
Tides
The transition area where the continent ends and the ocean floor begins.
Continental Rise
This zone has a medium amount of pressure.
Twilight Zone
What do the arrows in a food web show?
These types of currents are caused by wind.
Surface Currents
A divergent boundary where the ocean plates are spreading apart.
Mid-Ocean Ridge
As you go deeper into the ocean, what happens to the temperature?
It decreases (or goes down)
What happens when an animal dies?
It decomposes/becomes part of the earth where new plants can grow OR it gets eaten by decomposer.
This brings oxygen and other nutrients to different parts of the ocean.
Currents
The name for the true ocean floor.
Abyssal Plain
An animal with big eyes and a light sources, would most likely be found in which zone?
Midnight Zone
True or False: An ecosystem involves both living and nonliving things.
True
During a deep water current, warm water __________ and cold water ________.