Vocabulary
Bioluminescence is the production of what?
What is light
The top layer of the ocean is called what
What is surface layer
This zone extends from the continental shelf to the open ocean
What is the oceanic zone
This is the transfer of energy from point to point through matter
What is a wave
What floats on or near the surface
What is plankton
El Niño is the build up of what temperature of water?
What is warm
The middle layer of the ocean is called what
What is transition layer
This coastal zone alternates between high and low tides.
What is the intertidal zone
What is a rip current
What are nekton
These are caused by the pull of gravity from the moon and sun
What are tides
The bottom layer of the ocean is called what
What is deep layer
This zone extends from low-tide to the continental shelf
What is the neritic zone
This kind of current is caused by waves striking the shore at an angle
What is a longshore current
Benthos stay near the ocean ____
What is floor (ocean floor)
What is it called when there is a collection of high salinity in the sea?
What is a brine pool
Benthos live in what layer of the ocean?
What is deep layer
This zone has periods of exposure and submersion
What is intertidal zone
These currents are caused by wind
What are surface currents
This creation of light helps attract a mate and predators
What is bioluminescence
A gently-sloping edge of the coastline is called the
What is the continental shelf
What layer do nekton live in?
What is transition layer
What is the intertidal zone
These currents are caused by density differences
What are deep currents
These types of organisms swim throughout the ocean
What are nekton