Question | Answer |
A feature on the ocean floor? | abyssal plain |
What kind of water is in the oceans? | seawater |
What refers to dissolved salt content? | salinity |
Chemical process in which light energy, water, and carbon dioxide are converted into sugar? | photosynthesis |
To operate with hands or by mechanical means in a skillful manner? | manipulate |
Water that is slightly salty? | brackish water |
The oceans were filled during tens of thousands of years with water from ________ and possibly ice from comets and asteroids. | precipitation |
The continental margins include the continental _________, the continental slope, and the continental rise. | shelf |
The large, flat areas of the seafloor that extend across the deepest parts of the ocean floor are the _______________. | abyssal plains |
In areas where tectonic plates collide, the seafloor has deep ________. | trenches |
In areas where tectonic plates separate, the seafloor has mid-ocean ___________? | ridges |
Oceanographers use ________ to explore the seafloor. | submersibles |
Physical characteristics that are used to classify the ocean into zones include water depth, temperature, salinity, density, and amount of ________ received. | sunlight |
Water from a sea or an ocean that has an average salinity of 35 ppt is _________. | seawater |
Two main types of resources on the seafloor are _____ and _______ resources. | energy and mineral |
The measure of the mass of dissolved solids in a mass of water is called ___________. | salinity |
Freshwater mixed with seawater is ___________. | brackish water |
The continental Shelf,'continental slope, and continental rise are regions of the continental _______. | plains |
The large, flat areas of the seafloor that extend across the deepest parts of the ocean basin are ______. | abyssal plains |
What is the term for an uncrewed submersible used to explore the seafloor? (ANSWER IS ALL IN CAPS) | ROV |
Which zone does not receive any sunlight? | deep zone |
What happens to density as depth increases in oceans? | it increases |
Salt water mixed with freshwater is ____________. | Brackish water |
(True or False) The five oceans are the Antarctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. | false |
(True or False) Salinity is a measure of the mass of dissolved solids in a mass of water. | true |
(True or False) A salinity of 35 parts per thousand means that if you measured 1,000 g of seawater, 1000 g would be water molecules and 35 would be salts. | false |
(True or False)The salinity of seawater is not constant. | true |
(True or False) Brackish water is polluted water mixed wit seawater. | false |