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Ocean Zones

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  • How deep does a blue whale usually hunt?
    330 feet deep
  • What is the deepest point in the ocean named?
    Challenger Deep
  • What zone is just beneath the twilight zone?
    midnight zone / bathypelagic zone
  • True or false: There are animals that live in every zone of the ocean.
    True!
  • What zone is just below the midnight zone?
    abyssal zone / abyssopelagic zone
  • How deep was the deepest recorded free-dive in human history?
    831 feet
  • What zone is at the top part of the ocean?
    sunlight zone / epipelagic zone
  • What zone of the ocean is the Titanic wreck in?
    midnight zone
  • What is the name of the deepest trench in the ocean?
    Mariana Trench
  • What mammal is recorded to be able to swim the deepest of any mammal?
    Cuvier Beaked Whale
  • What is the deepest living octopus in the ocean?
    dumbo octopus
  • What three colors of light can filter the farthest down in water?
    blue, indigo, and violet
  • What zone is just beneath the sunlight zone?
    twilight zone / mesopelagic zone
  • Does water get colder or warmer the deeper you go?
    colder
  • How deep is the deepest point in the ocean?
    35,797 - 35,876 feet / 10,898 - 10,935 meters
  • What percent of all living space on earth is in the oceans?
    99%
  • What zone would you be in if you traveled down to the first point where sunlight cannot reach?
    midnight zone
  • What is the lowest zone of the ocean?
    trenches / hadal zone / hadalpelagic zone
  • What famous shipwreck lies at 12,500 feet below the ocean?
    Titanic
  • Name one type of animal that can live as far down as the Titanic wreck.
    fangtooth, hagfish, and dumbo octopus