Oceans
Name the smallest ocean
Arctic
What type of pollution is sludge dumping?
Point-source pollution
What benthic level is between high tide and low tide?
Intertidal
Where did the giant squid live?
Oceanic Zone
What can a seamount form?
Islands
How much of the Earth is covered by ocean?
71%
What is the largest pollutant in our today?
Plastic waste
What are are you standing on when you are playing in the ocean?
Continental shelf
Animals that can swim freely in the ocean are called?
Nektons
What are mid ocean ridges?
Underwater mountains
Name the largest ocean
Pacific
What is sludge?
Raw sewage
Where do you find the continental rise?
At the bottom of the continental slope
Microscopic organisms that float are called?
Plankton
What can form between ocean mountains?
Mid ocean rifts
Name the coldest ocean
Arctic
What is a pollution that has spread so much that you can't find where it started called?
Non-point source pollution
What is the flat area called on the ocean floor?
Abyssal Plain
Where do benthic organisms live?
On the bottom
When a plate is subducted it often forms a?
Ocean trench
Name all five oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
What 3 ways can help clean the ocean?
Laws, countries working together, citizen being involved
What is the large drop out on the bottom of the ocean called
Continental Slope
Why is plastic waste so harmful to sea creatures?
They can ingest it, and can get tangled in it.
How does a seamount form an island?
The underwater magma hardens and builds up until it is out the water