How much salt is in a body of water
density
producer
salinity
food web
Density
How heavy something is
How an organism creates energy
The amount of salt in a body of water
The flow of water across the planet
Steep slope down to the ocean floor
4
2
1
3
As submarines go down in the ocean, there is an increase in
water temperature
organisms
light
water pressure
The further down in the ocean, the ____________ organisms there are
less
same amount
more
According to this food web, which organism is a producer?
herring
plankton
scallop
dogfish
Which location would have the greatest salinity?
1
2
3
5
Algae needs sunlight to create food. Where would you most likely find algae?
Abyssal Plain
Continental Shelf
Continental Rise
Oceanic Trench
Which statement is true?
The wind is the cause of tides
All sharks are producers
Tides are caused by the moon's gravity
Currents are caused by high salinity
Which statement is true about this graph?
The tide is higher at 9 pm on Monday than 9 am on Tuesday
The tide is lower at 3 am on Monday than 3 am on Tuesday
The tide is lower at 3 pm on Monday than 6 pm on Monday
The tide is higher at 12 pm on Monday than 3 pm on Tuesday
What two conditions make it hard for most oceans organisms to survive deep in the ocean?
Low temperature, high salinity
Low water pressure, high salinity
High temperature, low sunlight
Low temperature, high water pressure
Over the past 50 years, crab populations are declining. In order for them to not go extinct, they need to-
Make their own food
Live in high salinity areas
Stay in low temerature waters
Eat producers to get energy
Warm water will _______ cold water.
Float over
Mix with
Sink below
The ocean floor is covered in _____________.
Tides
Gravitational Pull
Sediment
Currents
The deepest part of the ocean is the ____________.
Sea Mount
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
Oceanic Trench
1
gentle slope- most ocean organisms live here
the "true" ocean floor- no light reaches here
steep slope down to the ocean floor
Where the land ends and the ocean begins
