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Hydrothermal

An area where ocean water skins through cracks in the ocean floor, is heated by the underlying magma, and rises again through the cracks

Upwelling

An upward flow of cold water from the ocean depths

Neritic Zone

The part of the ocean that expends from the low tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf

Open Ocean Zone

The area of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf

Plankton

Tiny algae and animal that float in the water and are carried by waves and currents

Nekton

Free swimming animals that can move through the water column

Benthos

Organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or other body of water

Intertail Zone

The area that stretches from the highest high tide line on the land out to the point on the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low tide

Sonar

A system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance to an object

Aquaculture

The farming of salt water and fresh water organisms

Estuary

A coastal inlet or bay where fresh water from a river mixes with salty ocean water

Surface Zone

Extends as far as sunlight reaches below the surface it is the only part of the open ocean that receives enough sunlight for the growth of algae

Deep Ocean Zone

Begins when the sunlight no longer reaches below the water (at the end of the surface zone ) it is no longer cold

Biosphere

The part of the earths crust, water, and atmosphere that supports life