Hydrology Set 3 Part 1 Vocab Quiz

What is the deepest part of the ocean where oxygen and light are nearly depleted?

• Abyssal plain

• Benthic zone

• Pelagic zone

• Estuary

What term describes the muddy bottom of a lake, pond, or ocean?

• Benthic zone

• Brackish

• Cold seeps

• Nertic Zone

What is the blending of salt and fresh water called?

• Brackish

• Estuary

• Upwelling

• Watershed

What are areas on the ocean floor where cold water is in pools known as?

• Cold seeps

• Abyssal plain

• Intertidal zone

• Pelagic zone

What is tourism based on concern for the environment called?

• Ecotourism

• Upwelling

• Phytoplankton

• Condensation

What is a habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean?

• Estuary

• Benthic zone

• Nertic Zone

• Watershed

What is the portion of the shoreline that lies between the high and low tide lines?

• Intertidal zone

• Pelagic zone

• Cold seeps

• Abyssal plain

What is the area of the ocean from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf?

• Nertic Zone

• Pelagic zone

• Estuary

• Benthic zone

Who is a scientist that studies Earth's oceans?

• Oceanographer

• Ecologist

• Geologist

• Meteorologist

What is open water above the ocean floor called?

• Pelagic zone

• Intertidal zone

• Cold seeps

• Abyssal plain