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A gently sloping shelf
of land extending from
the shoreline to the
continental edge
(covered by shallow
water)
Continental
Shelf
A gently sloping hill that
connects the continental
slope to the ocean floor.
This is also where
sediments are deposited.
Continental
Slope
Valleys cut deep into
the ocean floor
Trenches
Define the
continental slope.
A sharp
underwater hill
that connects
the continent to
the ocean
Identify 5
characteristics
of an abyssal
plain.
Flat, deep, cold,
dark, little to no
life/plants, covers
most of the ocean,
smoothest place on
Earth
True or False
Ocean water is
not made up of
pure water.
True
Describe the
relationship
between salinity
and depth.
As depth
increases, so
does the
salinity level.
What type of
ocean water has
the lowest levels
of salinity?
Shallow
water near
the poles
Compare the
salinity levels of
ocean water and
fresh lake water.
Ocean water is
about 220 times
saltier than fresh
lake water.
Identify four
ways that salt
got into the
ocean.
1)
2)
3)
4)
Evaporation
Hydrothermal Vents
Undersea Volcanoes
Rocks from Rivers
True or False
All animals in the
ocean depend on
plankton for
survival.
True
The largest portion
of familiar animals
found in the ocean
are known as
__________________.
Nekton
This zone covers
90% of the
ocean’s space.
Midnight
Zone
What is an
ecosystem?
An area made
up of living and
nonliving things
in their
environment
Describe 5
physical
changes related
to ocean depth.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Temperature
Amount of Light
Pressure
Salinity
Animal/Plant Life
Currents are
massive flows of
water, like
___________ in the
seas.
Rivers
Currents move
warm water
______ from the
equator.
Away
Can currents
affect land
climate?
Yes
Identify 3
causes of
currents.
1. Wind
2. Temperature Change
3. Spinning of the Earth
The Gulf Stream begins
in the ______ and travels
north along the _____
coast of the North
America all the way to
the ______ coast of
Northern ______.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Gulf of Mexico
East
West
Europe
Sailors often use
this current to
travel faster and
more easily.
The Gulf
Stream
True or False
The zones in the
ocean are based
upon the amount of
marine life that live
there.
False
A self contained
underwater
breathing apparatus
is also known as
___________ to divers.
Scuba
Why do some
scientists describe
the ocean
ecosystem more as
a food web than a
food chain?
Because many sea
creatures eat more
than one kind of
creature, and some
creatures eat others
from their own group.
Oceans cover
what percentage
or fraction of the
Earth’s surface?
¾
75%