Terms and Definitions
The two most prominent ions in the ocean are sodium and chlorine. When combined the create sodium chloride which is also known as this common household item.
What is table salt.
This level of the ocean is illuminated almost completely at midday.
Photic zone
0 degrees latitude
The equator
This ocean separates North and South America from Europe and Africa.
The Atlantic Ocean
In the deep zone there is no photosynthesis occurring because there is no what?
Sunlight.
Our world has been called "the blue planet" because 71% of its surface is covered in a massive interconnected body of water known as what?
The world ocean.
This is the topmost layer of the ocean.
Surface zone
23.5 degrees north latitude
Tropic of Cancer
This ocean separates Africa from Australia.
Indian Ocean
Instead of relying on photosynthesis various bacterial species rely on a process called what?
Chemosynthesis
These regions of the earth are known to have seasons.
Temperate regions
This area of the ocean is located just above the halocline.
Thermocline
23.5 Degrees south latitude
Tropic of Capricorn
This ocean separates North and South America from Asia and Australia.
What do life forms that live near hydrothermal vents eat?
Chemosynthetic bacteria
The lowest stratum of the ocean is known as what?
Deep zone
This area of the ocean receives no light.
The deep zone
The equator is an imaginary line that separates the earth into two what two equal halves?
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres
This Ocean Surrounds Antarctica.
Southern Ocean
Life forms on the ocean floor also ingest and convert _____________________________ into organic matter.
Hydrogen Sulfide
Superheated water is discharged back into the ocean under high pressure in areas known as...
Hydrothermal vents
The area just underneath the halocline.
The pycnocline
Latitude
This ocean covers the northern pole of the earth.
The Arctic Ocean
The deep zone contains the coldest ocean water which reaches temperatures as low as...
2 degrees C or 32-36 degrees F