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