OCEAN ZONES
Zones of the Water Column
What are the three zones?
1.__________________________
2.__________________________
3.__________________________
Surface Zone
What two things does the Sun provide for the surface zone?
1.___________________________
2.___________________________
What producers use photosynthesis to grow?
1.___________________________
2.___________________________
3.___________________________
SURFACE ZONE FACTS:
 Temperature is:__________
 Salinity is:_________________________________________________________
 Water pressure is:__________________________________________________
Transition Zone
 As you dive deeper in the ________, you will also quickly
notice the effects of water ____________on your body. The
___________ you dive the more water is over the top of you.
The more ___________ of water you put between you and the
surface of the ocean, the _____________ the pressure is on your
body because of the _____________of the water over the top of
you.
 You also notice that there is remarkably less _________ here.
It’s getting much darker.
 Producers have a hard time- no light for
_______________________________.
TRANSITION ZONE FACTS:
 Temperature is:__________
 Salinity is:_________________________________________________________
 Water pressure is:__________________________________________________
Deep Zone
 The deepest, darkest regions of the ocean are found from about
____________ down to the sea floor. It is a realm of perpetual
darkness, where even the faintest blue tendrils of
_______________cannot penetrate. It has been called the
____________________ because it is continually plunged in utter
blackness, even when the brightest summer sun is perched
high above the surface, there is no “daytime” here.
What is bioluminescence?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
DEEP ZONE FACTS
Temperature is:________________________
Salinity is:_______________________________________________
Water Pressure: ___________________________________