Question | Answer |
What will happen to a seamount if it breaks the water surface? | If a seamount breaks the water surface it will turn into a volcanic island. |
What was the name of the place where are of the continents formed one whole landmass? | Pangea is the landmass that was formed into one big landmass. |
Name the 5 oceans by decreasing size. | Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic. |
What does the Pacific do with it's size each year? | Each year the Pacific Ocean decreases in size. |
How did the salt in the ocean get there? | The salt got there from dissolved minerals laying around being picked up by rivers and streams. |
How does sonar work to study the ocean? | Sonar works by sending out sound waves across the ocean floor. |
What are the three ways that you can study the ocean? | You can study the ocean by sonar, satellite, or geostat. |
What is the gently sloped area attached to a continent? | The area is called the continent shelf. |
What is the name of the body of water that is known for it's high salinity? | The dead is known for it's high salinity. |
What are plates at mid-ocean ridges? | They are called mountain ranges rift valleys. |
What are plates in ocean trenches? | Huge cracks in the ocean basin. |
What is the new ocean floor called? | They are called mid-ocean ridges. |
What are old ocean floors called? | They are called trenches. |
What are plankton? | Plankton are microscopic organisms in the ocean and sea. |
What are nekton? | Neketon are organisms that swim freely in the ocean and sea. |
What are producers? | Producers are living things that make their own food from sunlight. |
What are consumers? | Consumers are living things that eat other things. |
What are some examples of plankton? | Some examples are shrimp and krill. |
What are some examples of nekton? | Some examples are whales and seahorses. |