Solar System
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Ocean floor
Ocean Zones
Definitions
100
Mention the four inner planets in sequence from closest to the sun to the farthest.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
100
The difference between meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites.
Meteoroids are pieces that break off of asteroids. Meteors are also called “shooting stars”. The ones that impact Earth are called meteorites.
100
Feature A is__________________
Continental Shelf.
100
In this zone you have the Angler Fish, tubeworms and squid.
The Deep Ocean Zone.
100
A large round body that revolves around a star
Planet
200
Mention the four outer planets in sequence from closest to the sun to the farthest
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
200
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system because…
Its thick atmosphere is made up mostly of carbon dioxide and has clouds of sulfuric acid. Lava flows from more than 1000 volcanoes on Venus’ surface.
200
Feature B is_____________
Continental slope.
200
In this zone you have Star Fish, barnacles, and Sea Birds.
Intertidal Zone.
200
The area between the land and the ocean that is covered by water at high tide and uncovered at low tide.
Intertidal zone.
300
Mention the two planets that do not have any moons in our solar system
Mercury and Venus.
300
Dwarf planets are nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies. Most of them are found…
In a region of the solar system beyond Neptune’s orbit called the Kuiper belt.
300
Feature C is_______________
Oceanic trench.
300
In this zone you have corals, seaweed and Jellyfish.
Near-shore zone.
300
A gradually sloping portion of the ocean floor that is made of continental crust.
Continental Shelf.
400
Mention which planet of the solar system rotates on its side.
Uranus.
400
What are three problems of exploring the deep oceans that are solved by submersibles?
Submersibles provide air, light and protection from water pressure and the cold.
400
Feature D is_____________
Abyssal plain.
400
Why is the deep ocean cold and dark?
It is cold and dark because sunlight doesn´t reach the surface.
400
The regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface, caused mostly by the moon’s gravitational pull on Earth’s oceans.
Tide
500
Mention the biggest and smallest planets in the solar system.
Jupiter and Mercury.
500
Oceans from the largest to the smallest.
The Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, South
500
Feature E is______________
Volcanic Island.
500
What protection can a diver’s suit provide?
The divers suit provide protection from water pressure and the cold.
500
A star and all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it.
The Solar System.