What part of the ocean is a submerged border of a continent?
Abyssal Plain
Ocean Basin
Continental Slope
Continental Shelf
Which section represents the abyssal plain?
1
3
2
5
Which section represents the continental shelf?
3
2
1
4
Which number represents the abyssal plain?
4
2
7
5
The continental shelf is shallower, wider and less steep than the -
Ocean Trench
Abyssal Plain
Continental Slope
Continental Divide
Which section represents the continental slope?
4
1
3
2
Which best describes the continental shelf?
A shallow area of sediment near the shore
A flat underwater valley
A region of mountains in the deep ocean
A region with a higher water pressure
Which section has the highest water pressure, lowest water temperature, and least living things
3
1
4
2
Which is the deepest part of the ocean?
Continental Shelf
Ocean Trenches
Abyssal Plains
Continental Slope
Ocean water is...
Brakish Water
Spring Water
Fresh Water
Salt Water
High and low tides on the coast are caused by mostly by --
Underwater Earthquakes
the tilt of the Earth
storms over the ocean
the gravity from the moon
What do the arrows on the map represent?
Water Density
Ocean Currents
Time between tides
Size of waves
How does the depth of the ocean affect how much light that part of the ocean receives?
The more shallow the ocean the darker it appears
There is no connection between light and depth in the ocean
The ocean gets lighter as it gets deeper
The deeper the ocean is, the darker it gets
Ocean currents are caused by ...
Salinity
Wind
Changes in temperature
Swimming Animals
Sailors long ago would catch a current off the coast of Virginia. This current would help them
Get to South America
Get to Europe
Get to Southern Africa
Get to Central America
When water evaporates from the ocean
salt evaporates into the air
fresh water is left behind
salt is left behind
the water is polluted
