Lesson 5 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a stream?
A
Slow moving streams, freshwater.
2
Q
What is a river?
A
Many streams come together to make rivers with strong currents.
3
Q
What is a pond?
A
Ponds are bodies of still freshwater.
4
Q
What is a lake?
A
A body of still freshwater that that are generally larger and deeper than ponds.
5
Q
What is the intertidal zone?
A
Located on the shore between the highest high-tide line and the lowest low tide line.
6
Q
What is the neritic zone?
A
Region of shallow water found below the low- tide line and extending over the continental shelf.
7
Q
What is the surface zone open ocean?
A
Located beyond the neritic zone and extending from the water’s surface to about 200 meters deep.
8
Q
What is the deep zone open ocean?
A
Located beneath the surface zone to the ocean floor?
