The area with an abrupt, steep, drop off; covered with sand, mud, and rocks
What is the continental slope?
Plankton must have this in order to survive in the ocean.
What are: sunlight?
A deep narrow valley ; considered the deepest part of the ocean
What is a trench?
Name the three ocean zones in order from the deepest to the most shallow.
What is the Midnight Zone, Twilight Zone and Sunlight Zone
What is: plankton?
This part of the ocean floor is gently sloping.
What is: the continental shelf?
What is the Gulf Stream?
This is the wide flat area, that also has mountains and ridges, and extends out from the bottom of the continental rise.
What is the abyssal plain?
As your depth increases in the ocean name three things that change. (you may use + for the word increase and - for the word decrease)
What is:
- Salinity increase
- Ocean life decreases
- Pressure increases
- Sunlight decreases
Look at the food web. These animals receive their energy from the rat.
What is: python, eagle, wolf
The temperature on land is affected by this.
What is: the temperature of the surface of the ocean near the land?
The longest mountain chain that runs along the ocean floor; formed from volcanic activity
What is the Mid Ocean Ridge?
Animals are able to live in the midnight zone because they have done this.
What is adapted?
Use this picture as an example. This area would have the most salinity. Hint: You have one on your face.
(Answer should be in word form)
What is the mouth of the river
Waves cause the land to _____ by hitting shallow beach and land.
What is: erode/erosion?
What is the Mariana Trench?
This is what happens to water pressure and salinity as your depth decreases.
What is: increase?
Phytoplankton is an example of this.
What is a producer?
When reading a food web, the arrows point at an animal to tell you this.
What is: the animal that gets its energy from eating that animal?