Ocean tides and water

Intertidal zone:

• Ocean meets shore/tides change water levels

• Little to no light

• Abundant amount of sunlight

• Marine animals live here.

Who lives in the Neritic zone

• coral, algae, kelp forests

• crabs

• clams, sea stars

• Marine life

Who lives in the Intertidal zone:

• crabs, clams, sea stars

• coral, algae, kelp, forests

• marine animals

• scavengers and decomposers

Who lives in the bathyal zone

• coral, algae, kelp, forests

• crabs, clams, sea stars

• marine animals

• scavengers and decomposers

Describe the abyssal zone

• abundant amount of sunlight

• little to no light

• ocean meets shore/tides change water levels

Which Ocean zone is made up of mostly scavengers and decomposers?

• Nertic zone

• Abyssal zone

• Intertidal zone

• Bathal zone

What is an estuary?

• A large mountain range
• where freshwater ecosystem meets a salt water ecosystem.

• where the open sea ecosystem meets the ocean ecosystem

• A man-made canal for irrigation

What percentage of Earth's surface is salt water?

• 69%

• 79%

• 95%

• 97%

What is an acquifer that can easily be understood by a 5th grader?

• An underground layer of rock or soil that has pores that hold groundwater

• A big underground air pocket that holds water

• A giant water balloon under the ground
• A layer of rocks that filters air.

What are the two most abundant minerals in ocean water?

• sodium and chloride

• sodium and hydrogen

• Potassiam and chloride

• Sodium and Carbon