Layers of the Deep Blue Sea

How many layers do you think the ocean has?

The ocean has exactly 5 layers!

The Sunlight Zone Very first layer

The water is more clear than the others Has direct sunlight The warmest layer

Most animal and plant life found hereSome animals include: crabs, coral reef, variety of fish, and

jellyfish

Twilight Zone• Middle of water

• Barely any sunlight • See glowing lights of

creatures• Variety of weird creatures• Creatures have bigger eyes here so they can see through

the darkness

Midnight Zone

• Third layer• Dark- only light comes from creatures• Freezing temperature• Makes up 90% of the ocean• Bacteria live here• No plants can live down here• Very close to the Earth’s crust• Some exotic animals include: angler

fish, sea cucumber, and snipe eel.

Example of Midnight Zone

Finding Nemo

Abyssal Zone

• Pitch black- no light at all

• Not many creatures down here

• Freezing temperatures

• Ocean floor is within this zone

• Some creatures found here are tiny squids.

The Trenches Very last layerVery bottom of the

oceanCold temperatures like

the Abyssal ZoneIn trenches (ditches)

and in canyons at the bottom of the ocean

Very little animal lifeStarfish and tube

worms are found here

Resources http://

www.deepseamonsters.com/component/content/article/61-layers-of-the-ocean.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/oceans/zone.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ocean/sunlit/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ocean/twilight/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ocean/midnight/