| 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 |
