Ocean Features and Zones

What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?

• seamount
• mid-ocean ridge
• continental slope
• rift zone

What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?

• abyssal plains
• trenches
• rift zones
• mid-ocean ridge

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

Which zone has the warmest water temperature?

• sunlight
• twilight
• midnight

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The ocean layers are divided by the amount of __________________ in each layer.

• animals
• salt
• light
• people

As the depth of the ocean water increases, the temperature...

• increases (warmer)

• decreases (colder)

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The flattest area of the ocean is known as the _________________________.

• Rift Zone

• Abyssal Plain

• Mid-ocean Ridge

• Subduction zone

Where are you walking when you are wading in the ocean?

• Ocean Trench

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Slope

• Continental Shelf

What is the uppermost zone of the ocean called?

• Sunlight

• Midnight

• Trench

• Twilight

There are _____ oceans in the world

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 9