Title
Question Set: Depth Zones
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas
Table of Contents
- Complete Table 9.4. Remember that for every 10 m depth, pressure increases by 1 atm.
- Using Table 9.4, create a graph of depth (on the X-axis) vs. pressure (on the Y-axis). Label the five zones on your graph. Describe the patterns you observe in your graph.
- What factors can affect the depth of the epipelagic and the mesopelagic zones?
| Depth Zone | Depth (m) |
Pressure Range (atm) |
Average Temperature (ºC) |
Light Intensity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epipelagic | ||||
| Mesopelagic | ||||
| Bathypelagic | ||||
| Abyssopelagic | ||||
| Hadopelagic |
