QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OCEAN
1. Why is it so cold at the bottom of the ocean?
2. How is the Mid-Ocean Ridge formed and where is it located?
3. How do the “benthic organisms” move around?
4. What kind of protections would you need if you wanted to explore the deep parts of the ocean?
5. Where is the Continental Slope and what kinds of organisms live there?
6. What causes saltwater to sink when it is cold?
7. How do scientists map the ocean floor’s topography?
8. If you threw a bottle with a message in it into the ocean, where would it go and why?
9. Where is the deepest place in the ocean and what lives there?
10. What are the three types of marine life, and which kind swims? Give an example of each type of marine life.
11. What is so special about the organisms that live in the “Intertidal Zone?”
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