Unit 15 Lesson 1 Flashcards
What percent of Earth do Oceans cover?
71%
What are the Five oceans?
The Pacific, Indian, Southern, Arctic, and Atlantic oceans.
What percent of Earth’s water is salty or fresh?
97% is salty and only 3% is fresh
Can you drink ocean water?
No, because the water is salty.
How come the deeper into the ocean you go, it gets more cold and dark?
Less sunlight reaches deeper oceans to light it up and warm it.
What is water pressure?
Water pressure is the force of water.
What is the coastal plain?
The coastal plain is a flat, low lying area at the sea coast.
What is the continental shelf
An underwater border of each continent
What is the continental slope and the continental rise?
The continental slope is where the ocean rapidly gets deeper, and the continental rise is the lower portion of the continental slope.
What is the Oceanic Trench?
The oceanic trench is a deep valley in the ocean floor.
