How are regions of the continental margin divided?
How many ecological zones make up the benthic environment?
Which of these resources cannot be harvested from the ocean?
Which of the following statements is true about the Pacific Ocean?
The ocean's surface temperatures vary with time of year and
Which of the following statements describes plankton?
Wave energy is
How can picking up trash on a beach help?
Which of the following is a form of point-source pollution?
Which statement is true about Earth's oceans?
An ocean trench
Crabs, seaweed and clams are all
Which zone of the benthic environment is located between low and high tide limits?
Farming and fishing are ways of harvesting the ocean's
One kind of renewable resource from the ocean is
Wave energy in the North Sea is strong enough to produce power for
Which of the following is NOT a source of point-source pollution?
Why is plastic trash dangerous to marine animals?
Which of the following describes the Earth 4.5 billion years ago?
Which of the following statements about salt in the oceans is true?
What is salinity?
What would happen if the oceans did not absorb energy from the sun?
What two major regions is the ocean floor divided into?
What is special about the marine life in the intertidal zone?
Sonar technology is based on the
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The bottom of the ocean is also known as the ________________________.
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Whales, dolphins and porposes are part of the _________________ group of marine life.
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Coral, sponges and seaweed are all part of the __________________ group of marine life.
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The neritic and oceanic zones make up the _________________________.
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Drifting organisms that may be plant-like or animal-like are called _____________________.
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People who live in hot, dry climates often rely on _____________________________ for their drinking water.
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Energy generated from tides is called ______________________.
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Coastal waters in cool, humid areas where fresh water rivers run into the ocean tend to have lower ___________________.
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Most ______________ are microscopic and float at or near the ocean's surface.
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Mountains on the ocean floor that can turn into volcanic islands are called _________________________.
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Mountain chains called _____________________ are formed by magma coming from rift zones.
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When one ocean plate is forced underneath another one, a(n) ___________________ forms.
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In a rift zone, a ___________________ forms between mountains.
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Pollution that comes from many different places is called _____________________________.
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The process of removing salt from ocean water is called __________________.
The area between the shoreline and the continental slope
The base of the continental slope
The broad, flat part of the deep-ocean basin.
Mountain chain on the ocean floor.
Huge crack in the ocean floor.
The zone between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.
The largest ecological zone of the ocean.
The deepest benthic zone
The zone that covers the continental shelf.
The zone covering the entire ocean floor past the continental shelf.