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KS2 The Layers of the Ocean PowerPoint
Overview
An engaging way of teaching KS2 children about the layers of the ocean is to use this PowerPoint in your Geography lessons.
The PowerPoint includes a lot of information about the Earth's oceans, the layers of the ocean and fun facts about each one!
Layers of the Ocean
Engaging way to teach KS2 children about the layers of the ocean
An engaging way of teaching KS2 children about the layers of the ocean is to use this PowerPoint in your Geography lessons.
The PowerPoint includes a lot of information about the Earth's oceans, the layers of the ocean and fun facts about each one!
Layers of the Ocean
- Sunlight Zone - 90% of all ocean life lives here because the Sun can reach this layer.
- Twilight Zone - Up to 1000m below the surface of the ocean and creatures that live here have big eyes to help them navigate.
- Midnight Zone - It is pitch black in this layer and the creatures that live here produce their own light to hunt their prey.
- Abyss - 75% of the ocean bed is in this layer and only invertebrates can survive within the freezing temperatures.
- Trench - Up to 11,000m below the surface of the ocean and can only be explored using specialist scientific equipment.
What is the Mariana Trench?
The Mariana Trench is 11,000 metres deep making it the deepest place on Earth.
It is located in the western Pacific Ocean.