major features of the ocean floor
The steep that connects the continental shelf and the oceanic crust.
What is Continental Slope
A zone which includes the ocean floor and sediments
What is the benthic zone
These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
What are tides?
Roughly what percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean?
What is 71%?
How many legs does an octopus have?
What are eight?
The shallow, gently sloping continental ___ that may extend several hundred kilometers from shore.
What is the continental shelf
A zone which includes the open ocean waters above the ocean floor
What is the pelagic zone.
I am the first ocean to be crossed by an airplane and a ship
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
What are coral reefs made of?
What are tiny animals called polyps?
Which is the largest animal to have ever lived?
What is the blue whale?
These deep, narrow, v-shaped valleys are the lowest points in the ocean.
What are trenches
This flat area, often covered in thick layers of mud and silt, makes up most of the ocean floor.
What is the abyssal plain?
This type of sea bird can fly and swim, but not walk on land well
What is a penguin?
What does "salinity" refer to?
What is the amount of salt in water?
What type of fish is Nemo in the movie Finding Nemo?
What is a clownfish?
These underwater mountains are formed by volcanic activity and can become islands.
What are seamounts
Covering more than 30% of the Earth, this is the largest and deepest ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Which animal is known as "jet-propelled"?
What is a squid?
What is the vertical movement of cold, nutrient-rich water to the surface?
What is upwelling?
400: True or False: Octopuses have 3 hearts
True.
The gently sloping _____ consists of sediments that erode from land and build up over time.
what is continental rise
This, along with volcanic activity, forms mountains along the mid-ocean ridge.
What is tectonic plate movement?
What is the name of the "river" of sea creatures that feed on plankton?
What is a baleen whale?
What are two main factors that affect ocean salinity?
What are evaporation and runoff?
Which sea creature can regenerate lost "arms"?
What is a sea star (or starfish)?