Ocean Zones
What is the deepest zone of the ocean called?
Abyssal Zone
What happens at a convergent boundary?
Plates collide
Where is the Mariana trench located?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the water molecule made of?
2 Hydrogen 1 Oxygen
Which air mass would be warm and dry?
Continental tropical
What is the top zone of the ocean called?
Intertidal zone
What happens at a divergent boundary?
Plates divide
How much of Earth's surface is covered in ice?
10%
What is the attraction of two molecules of the same substance?
Cohesion
What is a maritime air mass
An air mass that forms over the ocean
What is the middle zone of the ocean where most of the sea life lives?
Pelagic zone
What happens at a transform boundary?
Plates slide past each other
What is the tallest mountain on Earth from seafloor to peak?
Mauna Kea
What is the attraction of two molecules of different substances?
Adhesion
When a storm reaches 39 MPH, what is it called?
Tropical Storm
When you go further down in the ocean, what two things happen?
Pressure increases, temperature decreases
What is the area called where two plates meet?
Plate boundary
Why was the northwest passage important?
It provided a trade route from Europe to Asia
Why are light things like bugs able to stand on the surface of water?
The surface tension of the water
What speed does a storm have to reach to be categorized as a hurricane?
74 MPH
Name all of the ocean zones from most shallow to deepest
Intertidal, Pelagic, Abyssal
What is the hard outer shell of Earth called?
Lithosphere
What is the large area of plastic waste floating in the pacific ocean called?
Great pacific garbage patch
What is the property that allows for water to move up the stems of plants?
Capillary Action
What is the effect called that controls the direction that storms spin?
Coriolis effect