Ocean

Question 1

Pacific Ocean

Answer 1

The largest ocean

Question 2

Arctic ocean

Answer 2

Smallest ocean

Question 3

Atlantic Ocean

Answer 3

Second largest ocean

Question 4

Indian Ocean

Answer 4

Bounded by Asia, Africa and Australia

Question 5

Southern Ocean

Answer 5

Southern most ocean

Question 6

Salinity

Answer 6

Saltiness of water

Question 7

Surface Zone

Answer 7

Layers/Depths of the water

Question 8

Thermocline

Answer 8

A thin layer of where temperature changes more rapidly

Question 9

Deep Zone

Answer 9

The lowest layer in the ocean

Question 10

Water Cycle

Answer 10

The movement of water around the world

Question 11

Evaporation

Answer 11

The phase of the water cycle where water turns into gas

Question 12

Condensation

Answer 12

The phase of the water cycle where gas turns into water

Question 13

Precipitation

Answer 13

The phase of the water cycle where water falls from clouds due to gravitational pull

Question 14

Continental Shelf

Answer 14

A portion of a continent where it is underwater in a shallow area

Question 15

Continental Slope

Answer 15

The slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor

Question 16

Continental Rise

Answer 16

The continental rise is a sediment underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain

Question 17

Abyssal Plain

Answer 17

An abyssal plain is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3,000 meters and 6,000 meters

Question 18

Mid-ocean ridge

Answer 18

Mid-ocean ridge is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics

Question 19

Rift Valley

Answer 19

A large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth’s surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems

Question 20

Sea Mount

Answer 20

Underwater Mountain

Question 21

Ocean Trench

Answer 21

These are long and narrow valleys underwater

Question 22

Plankton

Answer 22

The diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water and are unable to swim against a current

Question 23

Nekton

Answer 23

aquatic animals that are able to swim and move independently of water currents

Question 24

Benthos

Answer 24

the flora and fauna found on the bottom, or in the bottom sediments, of a sea, lake, or other body of water

Question 25

Desalination

Answer 25

Taking away salt and minerals from water