Ocean Floor and Zones

The ___ Zone is 1,000-4,000 meters below sea level.

• Sunlight

• Twilight

• Midnight

There’s very little life, immense pressure and absolutely no sunlight in this zone.  Name it.

• sunlight
• twilight
• midnight

Which ocean floor feature is labeled "F"?

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Ocean Trench

• Continental Slope

A shallow area of sediment near the shore...

• Continental Shelf

• Ocean Trench

• Continental Slope

• Abyssal Plain

Which of these are the deepest parts of the oceans?

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Ocean Trench

• Continental Rise

"A" on the diagram labels the...

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Slope

• Ocean Trench

As the depth of the ocean water increases, the amount of light...

• Increases (more light)

• Decreases (less light)

Which layer of the ocean starts at 650 feet and extends to 3280 feet?

• Epipelagic

• Mesopelagic

• Bathypelagic

• Abyssal Zone (Abyssopelagic)

Oceans cover __ amount of Earth

• 95%

• 70%

• 3%

• 10%

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

• increases (warmer)

• decreases (colder)