Vocab and such
What is the root term (minus the prefix) used for the ocean column (zone) both horizontally and vertically?
pelagic
About what percentage of the ocean has been truly researched?
About 5-ish% definitely less than 10%
What are the five factors regarding ocean zones?
Light, temperature, salinity, dissolved nutrients and gases.
Surface waves on the ocean are caused by this?
wind
How many Oceans are there? a) 6, b) 5, c) 7
b) 5
What are the three light zones of the ocean in order from top to bottom?
euphotic, disphotic, aphotic
What is a mountain that hasn't breached the surface of the ocean called?
seamount
What is included in the benthic realm? a) the abyssal and hadalpelagic zones; b) all of the ocean floor; c) marine life
b) all of the ocean floor
A wave's height is measured from this to this?
crest to trough
Name all of the oceans from largest to smallest.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
What is the warm current that flows up the East coast of the United States?
The Gulf Stream
Name at least one sea creatures that exist in the each of the three light zones?
phytoplankton, algae, tuna, sharks, clownfish, spongebob, clams, anglerfish, anything bioluminescent
Things like phytoplankton (algae and small plants) and small fish would most likely be found in what pelagic zone of the vertical water column?
epipelagic zone
This type of wave can be caused by an earthquake?
tsunami
Approximately what percent of Earth is covered by land?
29%
Which of the following latitudes would have the highest salinity? 0 degrees, 30 degrees S, 60 degrees N
30 degrees South
Which of the following is not considered within the most important factors for ocean life? salinity, dissolved gases, erosion, temperature
erosion
What are the two horizontal regions of the pelagic realm?
neritic and ocean
The weakest high tide of the month is called this?
neap tide
The Marianas Trench would fit into what pelagic zone?
hadal
What are the names of the graphs that chart temperature, salinity and density differences called?
thermoclines, haloclines, pychnoclines
Name in order the ocean's bathymetry from the coastline to the abyssal plain on the Eastern U.S.?
continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise
If you walking on bottom of an abyssal plain, in what other two ocean regions/zones would you also be?
aphotic and benthic
The highest high tide of the month is when the moon is in this phase?
new moon
Name any four seas.
Mediterranean, Caribbean, North, Black, etc.