Ocean Unit Test Review

Question 1

These creatures photosynthesize their own food.

Accepted Answer

phytoplankton

Question 2

If a sailor left North America from Atlantic Ocean, he could follow the Gulf Stream Current to

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 3

The flat, deep ocean floor is called-

Accepted Answer

the abyssal plain

Question 4

Two children are swimming at the beach. On which part of the ocean are they standing?

Accepted Answer

continental shelf

Question 5

Which section represents the continental shelf?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 6

Which layer of the ocean has the warmest temperatures?

Accepted Answer

the photic zone

Question 7

Which layer of the ocean has the coldest temperatures?

Accepted Answer

Abyssal Zone, the deepest zone

Question 8

Which section represents the continental slope?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 9

Ocean water is-

Accepted Answer

salty

Question 10

Which zone has very little sunlight?

Accepted Answer

twilight

Question 11

Where does 90% of marine life live?

Accepted Answer

sunlight zone

Question 12

Which section represents an oceanic trench?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 13

What part of the ocean connects the continental shelf and the ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

continental slope

Question 14

True/False: The ocean floor is completely flat.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Which section represents the abyssal plain?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 16

What part of the ocean is a submerged border of a continent?

Accepted Answer

continental shelf

Question 17

Zooplankton eat

Accepted Answer

phytoplankton

Question 18

Underwater mountains or volcanoes are called-

Accepted Answer

seamounts

Question 19

Phytoplankton produce most of Earth's

Accepted Answer

oxygen

Question 20

In this zone you would find the most organisms.

Accepted Answer

sunlight

Question 21

What are 3 ways that water moves?

Accepted Answer

waves, tides, currents

Question 22

What is the deepest part of the ocean?

Accepted Answer

ocean trench

Question 23

Which zone has no sunlight?

Accepted Answer

midnight

Question 24

Why does salt water sink below fresh water?

Accepted Answer

it is denser

Question 25

Where would you find phytoplankton?

Accepted Answer

near the surface

Ocean Unit Test Review

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Ocean Unit Test Review

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