How deep is the ocean?

Today, we are going to be learning about the different depths of the ocean. The ocean is very deep and humans can only explore parts of it. The deeper you go, the more diverse the animals who live there become.

How deep is the ocean?

Today, we are going to be learning about the different depths of the ocean. The ocean is very deep and humans can only explore parts of it. The deeper you go, the more diverse the animals who live there become.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 5 layers of the ocean (sunlight, twilight, midnight, abyss, trench)
  2. What bioluminescence is
  3. Bioluminescent animals
  4. Identifying 3-4 facts about each layer

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10 Questions

Q1.
1) How many layers of the ocean are there?
3
4
Correct answer: 5
Q2.
2) Order the layers of the ocean. Which is the first layer?
Abyss
Midnight Zone
Correct answer: Sunlight Zone
Trench
Twilight Zone
Q3.
3) Order the layers of the ocean. Which is the second layer?
Abyss
Midnight Zone
Sunlight Zone
Trench
Correct answer: Twilight Zone
Q4.
4) Order the layers of the ocean. Which is the third layer?
Abyss
Correct answer: Midnight Zone
Sunlight Zone
Trench
Twilight Zone
Q5.
5) Order the layers of the ocean. Which is the fourth layer?
Correct answer: Abyss
Midnight Zone
Sunlight Zone
Trench
Twilight Zone
Q6.
6) Order the layers of the ocean. Which is the fifth layer?
Abyss
Midnight Zone
Sunlight Zone
Correct answer: Trench
Twilight Zone
Q7.
7) Which layer can you swim in?
Abyss
Midnight Zone
Correct answer: Sunlight Zone
Trench
Twilight Zone
Q8.
8) In which layer can you find animals like swordfish, octopuses and shrimps? These animals have large eyes to see!
Abyss
Midnight Zone
Sunlight Zone
Trench
Correct answer: Twilight Zone
Q9.
9) In which zone can you find larger whales and creatures which make their own light?
Abyss
Correct answer: Midnight Zone
Sunlight Zone
Trench
Twilight Zone
Q10.
10) Humans cannot reach this layer of the ocean, but scientific machines can.
Abyss
Midnight Zone
Sunlight Zone
Correct answer: Trench
Twilight Zone

Lesson appears in

UnitGeography / Oceans and Seas

Geography