Oceans

Question 0

Name? Ocean floor make up

Answer 0

Continental shelf is the underwater part of the continents built up from sand, silt and mud
Abyssal plain are the vast mostly flat sentiment covered areas
Mid ocean ridge snakes its way between continents - longest mountain range in world
Deep sea trench found in Pacific Ocean

Question 1

5 reasons extreme environment

Answer 1

Lack of oxygen
Lack of fresh drinking water
Frigid temp
Lack of sunlight

Question 2

What technology is used

Answer 2

Trieste was a bathyscaphe or mini sub- carried 2 scientists down the Marianas trench
Ropos used to explore the ocean floor- carry equipment such as sonar, video cameras etc
Venus- undersea lab for ocean scientists- this project uses underwater fibre optic cables to send images of the ocean floor to U of Victoria