ocean

Question 1

Pacific ocean

Answer 1

he Pacific makes up half of the Earth’s Ocean

Question 2

Atlantic ocean

Answer 2

The Atlantic Ocean is connected to all the other oceans

Question 3

Indian ocean

Answer 3

The name originates from the location around the Indian penisula.

Question 4

Arctic ocean

Answer 4

It spans an area of approximately 14,060,000 km²

Question 5

Southern ocean

Answer 5

The Southern Ocean is the ‘newest’ named ocean.

Question 6

Salinity

Answer 6

the concentrations of salts in water or soils.

Question 7

surface zone

Answer 7

sunlight zone

Question 8

Thermocline

Answer 8

a steep temperature gradient in a body of water such as a lake, marked by a layer above and below which the water is at different temperatures.

Question 9

deep zone

Answer 9

extending or situated relatively far down from a surface

Question 10

water cycle

Answer 10

the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage

Question 11

Evaporation

Answer 11

the process of turning from liquid into vapor.

Question 12

Condensation

Answer 12

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

Question 13

Precipitation

Answer 13

In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds.

Question 14

continental shelf

Answer 14

A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea.

Question 15

continental slope

Answer 15

the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.

Question 16

continental rise

Answer 16

a wide, gentle incline from a deep ocean plain (abyssal plain) to a continental slope.

Question 17

abyssal plain

Answer 17

the largest habitat on earth.

Question 18

mid-ocean ridge

Answer 18

A mid-ocean ridge is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. It typically has a depth of about 2,600

Question 19

rift valley

Answer 19

A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift.

Question 20

Seamount

Answer 20

underwater mountains that rise hundreds or thousands of feet from the seafloor

Question 21

ocean trench

Answer 21

steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean

Question 22

Plankton

Answer 22

usually microscopic, often less than one inch in length, but they also include larger species like some crustaceans and jellyfish.

Question 23

Nekton

Answer 23

living organisms that are able to swim and move independently of currents.

Question 24

Benthos

Answer 24

Clams, worms, oysters, shrimp-like crustaceans, and mussels are all examples of benthic organisms.

Question 25

desalination

Answer 25

the process by which the dissolved mineral salts in water are removed.