Ocean Movement
These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
Tides
Phytoplankton
The flat area at the bottom of the ocean floor
abyssal plain
The amount of salt in the water
Salinity
The part of the ocean floor that you play on at the beach
Continental Shelf
These are caused by wind on the top of the ocean water.
Waves
These are the animal-type of plankton
The deepest part of the ocean
trench
The distance between the top of the ocean water to the ocean floor
depth
A mountain under the sea
Seamount
You built a sandcastle on the beach one night. The next morning it is gone. Which ocean movement caused this?
Tides
If one animal in the food chain becomes endangered, what happens to the rest of the food chain?
The plants/animals that it eats will become more & the animals that eat it will become less.
The area of the ocean where most of the plants and animals live
continental shelf
The deeper in the water you go, the (hotter/colder) it gets.
colder
Where do the producers in a food web get their energy from?
The sun
This is the name of the current that moves from the United States to Europe.
Gulf Stream Current
What is a producer?
It creates its own energy through photosynthesis.
The big drop down from the continental shelf
continental slope
The deeper in the water you go, the (higher/lower) the pressure gets
higher
Algae is a producer. Where would you find this in a food web?
At the bottom
What are the three causes of currents?
temperature of the water, wind, and salinity
What is a consumer?
It gets energy from consuming plants and animals.
The area where sediment collects at the bottom of the continental slope
continental rise
Describe the bottom of the ocean. (temperature, pressure, salinity, light)
Ocean water has a higher salinity