Ocean Floor
The top part of the ocean floor. Most of the ocean life lives here.
Continental Shelf
The gravitational pull from the moon causes this
high and low tide
This is the first thing in an ocean food chain/web, as well as ALL food chains and webs
the SUN
The ocean covers this percentage of the earth
about 70%
H2O + Sunlight + CO2 = O2 + glucose
Photosynthesis
a drop off from the continental shelf. This is where Nemo touches the boat.
Continental slope
The deeper you travel, the water pressure changes how?
increases
Plants and floating organisms (algae) are _____ in a food chain
producers
True or False
Ocean water stays in the same area forever
false - think about the rubber ducks!
part of the plant that produces food
leaves
Mountain-like formation in the ocean
ocean ridge
Wind patterns and temperature differences cause this to occur
ocean currents
This word means "relating to the ocean/seas"
Marine
Amount of salt dissolved in water
salinity
Reproductive part of plants
flowers
A gradual decrease in elevation leading to the abyssal plain.
continental rise
Why will a goldfish die in the ocean?
Salinity of the ocean
Organisms are grouped according to their movement. The three groups are
floating (plankton), swimming, and non-moving (coral)
Ocean water is made of
mixture of gases, water, and dissolved solids
The water and nutrients is soaked up by this part of the plant
roots
Deepest part of the ocean
trenches
The ocean current that affects the coast of Virginia
The Gulf Stream
True or False
Plankton from Spongebob is a zooplankton
True
The rate of evaporation, the depth of water, melting icebergs, and the amount of runoff from nearby land can affect ____ of the ocean.
The green pigment in green plants
chlorophyll