SunlightZone
TwilightZone
MidnightZone
Thetoplayeroftheoceanishometomostmarinelifeandisthewarmest.Thisisthelayerwiththemostnaturallight.
Onlysomelightentersthesecondoceanlayer.Itiscolderthanthesunlightzoneandpressureincreases.
Thethirdoceanlayerisdarkandgetsnolight.Creaturesinthislayerhaveadaptationslikesmalleyes...ornoeyesatall!
AbyssZone
TrenchZone
coralreef
Thefourthlayerispitchblackontheoceanfloor.Theoceanflooriscoveredwithmuddymaterialfromorganicwaste.
Thisisthedeepestlayeroftheoceanfoundincanyonsandtrenches.Thepressurehereisover8tonspersquareinch.
Aridgeorgroupofrock-likestructuresmadeupofgroupsofsmallseaanimalsshapedliketubes.
marine
trenches
adaptation
(adjective)relatingtotheseaandthecreaturesthatliveintheocean.
(noun)along,narrowvalleybeneaththesea
(noun)achangethatmakesiteasierforananimaltosurvive.
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