1. What is the average temperature in the deep sea ?
2. Is animal life found in deep sea ? If yes, at what level
3. What is the source of light in the deep sea ?
. Do we find any plants in the deep sea ?
5. Use the following words in sentences of your own :
(i) Enormous
(ii) Absolute
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
1. The average temperature of the ocean surface waters is about 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit). 90 % of the total volume of ocean is found below the thermocline in the deep ocean.
2. Deep sea animals have to live in a very cold, dark, and high-pressure environment where they can't see a thing! To survive there, they've evolved some very strange adapations. Some make their own light, an ability called bioluminescence, while others are totally blind.
3. Through a process known as Cerenkov radiation. The possibility of light generated by cosmic rays must also be taken into account. An intriguing source of light at the very bottom of the sea is found at hydrothermal vents.
4. Yes,we find any plants in the deep sea.
5. i) An enormous stack of pancakes.
ii) Weather permitting we shall meet in the evening. Here the phrase 'weather permitting' is an example of an absolute phrase.