Pollution
Spills from Mines or tankers and can kill or hurt the nearby plant and marine life
oil spills
Deep ocean area that creates a "V" shape at the bottom.
Trench
where freshwater meets salt water
estuary
Top 200 meters of the Ocean
Photic Zone
Where does most evaporation happen in the ocean
Equator
Pacific
Shallow area off the coast before it drops off into deeper water.
Continental shelf
vast area of top ocean that reaches from shore to shore
Open ocean
Deepest Zone in the Ocean
Abyssal Zone
Where is there low salinity levels?
Where freshwater flows into the ocean
How can we reduce the amount of plastic being polluted?
Recycling and reusing water bottles
A volcanic eruption in the ocean creates this structure when it breaches the surface of water.
Volcanic islands
Thousands of meters below the Earth's surface
Deep Ocean
Zone where high and low tides come and go
Intertidal zone
Name 3 marine animals that are fished off of the coast of NC
Swordfish
Tuna
Flounder
Shrimp
Crab
Oysters
Scallops
What chemical compound mixes with water to create an acid in the ocean?
Carbon dioxide
This is the largest ocean basin
Pacific
The process of using sunlight to produce food
Photosynthesis
Water below 200 meters
Aphotic Zone
How much salt is in the oceans?
3-4%
What is the chemical formula of the acid that forms in the oceans? (Carbonic acid)
H2CO3
Part of Earth's surface covered by ocean water
Ocean basin
These organisms near hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean use a process to make their own food with out sunlight. (Chemical bonds)
Chemosynthesis
Ocean above the continental shelf where sunlight reaches the bottom
Neritic Zone
How does salt get into the oceans
Precipitation erodes exposed rock on land and flows into the rives which flows to the ocean and salt is added