Motion of the Ocean
A disturbance seen on the surface of water usually caused by wind
a wave
The area between the continental shelf and the continental rise; covered with sand, mud, and rocks
continental slope
The amount of salt dissolved into a liquid
salinity
Plant plankton and animal plankton are called this
Double points for both correct answers
plant: phytoplankton
animal: zooplankton
This much of the surface of the Earth is covered by oceans.
70%
These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.
tides
A deep narrow valley where two plates collide; considered the deepest part of the ocean
trench
These determine the salinity of ocean water that is near land.
Double points for both correct answers!
evaporation and/or run-off
Using the picture, which number shows the producer?
Double points if you can identify the organism.
1
Phytoplankton
This part of the ocean floor is the beach where people usually swim.
continental shelf
This is a warm river of water in the Atlantic Ocean moving north along the East Coast of the United States.
The Gulf Stream Current
This is the wide flat area that extends out from the bottom of the continental slope.
abyssal plain
As salinity increases does density increase or decrease?
salinity and density are directly correlated
density will increase
Using the picture, which number shows the level 1 consumer?
Double points if you can identify the organism.
2
zooplankton
Sunlight Zone
Twilight Zone
Midnight Zone
A cause surface ocean currents.
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wind and/or rotation of the earth
Deposit of sediment at the base of the continental slope
Continental Rise
This is what happens to temperature as you go deeper into the ocean.
temperature decreases with depth
Using the picture, which number shows the level 2 consumer?
3
Using the ocean currents map, correctly identify the gulf stream
#3
This causes deep ocean currents.
changes density caused by in temperature and salinity
These are large volcanoes rising out of the sea floor plains.
seamounts
This is what happens to water pressure as you go deeper into the ocean.
pressure increases with depth
Using the food web, how many level 1 consumers are shown on the web?
Identify one or more for double points!
4
plainfin midshipman and zooplankton eat phytoplankton
kelp bass and sea urchin eat kelp
Divergent Plate Boundary