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Hydrothermal Vents |
An area where ocean water sinks through cracks in the ocean floor, is heated by the underlying magma, and raises again through the cracks. |
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Upwelling |
An upward flow of cold water from the ocean depths |
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Neritic Zone |
The part of the ocean that extends from the low tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf. |
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Open Ocean Zone |
The area of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf |
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Planlton |
Tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents |
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Nekton |
Free swimming animals that can move throughout the water column |
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Benthos |
Organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or other body of water |
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Inertial Zone |
The area that stretches from the highest high tide line on land out to the point on the continental shelf exposed by the lowest tide. |
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Sonar |
a system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance to an object |
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Aquaculture |
the farming of saltwater and freshwater organism |
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Estuary |
A coastal inlet or bay where freshwater from rivers mixes with salty ocean water. |