Ocean Landforms
Light
Map Types
Zones
Topo
100
This is the name of the steep decline from the shelf to the deep ocean floor.
What is the continental slope?
100
Isaac Newton found that through the use of a prism he could bend light and separate it into the visible colors it consisted of. This is the term given to the act of bending light. *Hint: It is not reflecting but, sounds very similar.
What is refracting? A ray of light change direction when it enters at an angle.
100
This is a map that shows how humans have divided the surface of the earth into countries, states, and territorial divisions.
What is a political map?
100
Scientists seperate the ocean into zones classified by depth, as well as the presence or absence of sunlight. There are 5 pelagic zones. The ocean is also divided into 3 categories of this type of Zone. (From a word meaning: of or relating to light) *Hint (1. Eu_____, 2. Dys_____ and 3. A______)
What are photic zones?
100
The word Topography means...
What is changes in elevation across an area? The three-dimensional arrangement of physical attributes (such as shape, height, and depth) of a land surface in a place or region.
200
This is a continuous underwater mountain range that winds around Earth. Seafloor spreading helps to split apart the island of Iceland at this land form. Double the points if you can name a scientist who is associated with this oceanic feature.
What is a mid-atlantic ridge?
200
The light we can see is referred to as the visible _______.
What is spectrum?
200
This particular type of physical map may use three dimensional raised features, or shading to show topography.
What is relief map?
200
The euphotic zone, epipelagic zone or sunlight zone is where most organisms conduct THIS PROCESS because it contains the most light.
What is photosynthesis?
200
Hachure marks pointing inwards in a circle represent this landform. It's kind of saddening.
What is a depression?
300
The deepest one of these is 11,000 meters below sea level. They occur where two tectonic plates come together.
What is a trench?
300
Sunlight is made up of all colors. Because of this we call it _________ light. Or the color that is produced when all the colors are mixed or present.
What is white light?
300
A nautical chart may show depth in this form of measurement that represents 6 feet. Hint: It is where Mark Twain got his pen name.
What is a fathom?
300
In this zone one can find the ocean's abyssal plain.
What is the abyssopelagic or aphotic zone?
300
When contour lines are close together this indicates that the land has a ____________ slope.
What is steep?
400
Found deep in the ocean, (abt 4000-6000m) is this relatively smooth, nearly flat area of the ocean floor.
What is abyssal plain?
400
Outside of the visible part of the light we can see, towards the side of violet, is this invisible form of light that is responsible for the warmth, tanning, or damaging of your skin cells.
What is ultra-violet light or UV light/rays?
400
A map that shows changes in elevation and the true shape of the land by means of lines. This is a particular type of topographic map.
What is a contour map?
400
Zero sunlight reaches this layer of the ocean, and deep sea creatures have reduced eyesight, having very large eyes for receiving only bioluminescent flashes. Despite the name of THIS ZONE organisms do live here. The most common organisms include jellyfish, viperfish, tube worms and sea cucumbers. *Double the points if you can provide the name of the mythical figure whose realm this is named for.
What is hadal or hadalpelagic? *Hades, brother of Zeus and ruler of the underworld in Greek Mythology
400
This is the term for the difference in elevation between two neighboring contour lines. The distance between each contour line.
What is the contour interval?
500
This is like a seamount, but different in that has flat top. It is also known as a tablemount, an isolated underwater volcanic mountain, with a flat top over 200 metres (660 feet) below the surface of the sea. Double the points if you can write how it became flattened.
What is guyot?
500
The first color to disappear when delving deep down into the ocean is this color. It is at the opposite end of visible light "rainbow" of violet.
What is red?
500
These types of maps and charts are designed to present accurate, measurable descriptions and visual presentations of the submerged terrain. *Ocean landforms.
What is a bathymetric map?
500
The wreckage of the R.M.S. Titanic lies 3,800m below the surface. Which pelagic zone does the Titanic currently reside in at this depth?
What is the bathypelagic zone?
500
Every 5th line in a contour map is labeled with a height above sea level.
What is contour index line?
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