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Ocean Environ 5.6
Characteristics of the ocean environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Ocean covers about ______% of the Earth's surface. | 70% |
| The continental shelf is relatively (shallow or deep). | Shallow |
| When you are standing in the ocean at the beach, you are standing on the (Continental Slope or Continental Shelf). | Continental Shelf |
| The (continental rise or continental slope) connects the continental shelf and the oceanic crust. | Continental slope |
| Past the continental slope is found the (abyssal plain or continental rise). | Continental rise |
| What resembles the surface of the moon? | deep ocean basin |
| Some of the features of a deep ocean basin is abyssal plain, deep-sea trenches, and (continental shelf or seamounts) | seamounts |
| This part of the ocean floor is flat, deep ocean floor with a thick layer of sediment. (deep-sea trench or abyssal plain) | abyssal plain |
| The deepest parts of the ocean is called the ( abyssal plain or deep-sea trenches). | deep-sea trenches |
| Ocean water is a complex mixture of gases (air) and dissolved solids such as (_________. | salts |
| The basic motions of ocean water are the waves, currents, and ___________. | tides |
| As the depth of ocean water increases, the temperature _________________. | decreases |
| As the depth of ocean water increases, the pressure ____________. | increases |
| As the depth of ocean water increases, the amount of light __________. | decreases |
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