OCEAN BOI'S

Question 1

Pacific ocean

Answer 1

the largest and deepest ocean

Question 2

Atlantic ocea

Answer 2

the second largest

Question 3

Indian ocean

Answer 3

the third largest ocean

Question 4

Arctic ocean

Answer 4

The smallest

Question 5

Southern ocean

Answer 5

The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean or the Austral Ocean

Question 6

Salinity

Answer 6

the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water

Question 7

surface zone

Answer 7

he surface layer of the ocean is known as the epipelagic zone and extends from the surface to 200 meters

Question 8

Thermocline

Answer 8

a steep temperature gradient in a body of water such as a lake, marked by a layer above and below which the water is at different temperatures.

Question 9

deep zone

Answer 9

The deep sea or deep layer is the lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline and above the seabed, at a depth of 1000 fathoms (1800 m) or more.

Question 10

water cycle

Answer 10

This process is called condensation. Then, the water falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet or hail. … The water sinks into the surface and also collects into lakes, oceans, or aquifers. It evaporates again and continues the cycle.

Question 11

Evaporation

Answer 11

the process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature and/or pressure.

Question 12

Condensation

Answer 12

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

Question 13

Precipitation

Answer 13

the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Question 14

continental shelf

Answer 14

the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean. The continental shelf is geologically part of the continental crust.

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

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The continental rise is an underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.

Question 17

abyssal plain

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n underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) and 6,000 metres (20,000 ft).

Question 18

mid-ocean ridge

Answer 18

where two tectonic plates are pulling apart

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

Seamount

Answer 20

a submarine mountain.

Question 21

ocean trench

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Ocean trenches are long, narrow depressions on the seafloor. These chasms are the deepest parts of the ocean—and some of the deepest natural spots on Earth. … In particular, ocean trenches are a feature of convergent plate boundaries, where two or more tectonic plates meet.

Question 22

Plankton

Answer 22

Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water and are unable to swim against a current. … They provide a crucial source of food to many large aquatic organisms, such as fish and whales.

Question 23

Nekton

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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

Desalination is a process that takes away mineral components from saline water.