How much salt is in a body of water
salinity
food web
density
producer
Density
The amount of salt in a body of water
How heavy something is
How an organism creates energy
The flow of water across the planet
Steep slope down to the ocean floor
1
2
3
4
As submarines go down in the ocean, there is an increase in
water pressure
organisms
light
water temperature
The further down in the ocean, the ____________ organisms there are
same amount
more
less
According to this food web, which organism is a producer?
herring
scallop
dogfish
plankton
Which location would have the greatest salinity?
2
3
1
5
Algae needs sunlight to create food. Where would you most likely find algae?
Continental Rise
Oceanic Trench
Continental Shelf
Abyssal Plain
Which statement is true?
Tides are caused by the moon's gravity
All sharks are producers
The wind is the cause of tides
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 pm on Monday than 6 pm on Monday
The tide is higher at 12 pm on Monday than 3 pm on Tuesday
The tide is lower at 3 am on Monday than 3 am on Tuesday
What two conditions make it hard for most oceans organisms to survive deep in the ocean?
High temperature, low sunlight
Low water pressure, high salinity
Low temperature, high salinity
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-
Live in high salinity areas
Eat producers to get energy
Stay in low temerature waters
Make their own food
Warm water will _______ cold water.
Sink below
Float over
Mix with
The ocean floor is covered in _____________.
Sediment
Gravitational Pull
Tides
Currents
The deepest part of the ocean is the ____________.
Continental Rise
Sea Mount
Oceanic Trench
Continental Slope
1
the "true" ocean floor- no light reaches here
Where the land ends and the ocean begins
gentle slope- most ocean organisms live here
steep slope down to the ocean floor
