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14 Cards in this Set
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Atoll
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Is a ring shaped reef surronding a shallow lagoon
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Mid-Ocean Ridge
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The undersea moutain chain where new ocean floor is produced.
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Abyssal Plain
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A smooth, nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor.
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Continental Shelf
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A gently sloping shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edgeof a continent.
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Continental slope
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A steep incline leading down from the edge of a continental shelf.
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Benthos
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Organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or other body of water.
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Nekton
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Free swimming animals that can move throughout the water column.
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Plankton
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Tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents
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Estuary
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Are coastal inlets or bays where fresh water from rivers mixes with the salty ocean water.
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Hydrthermal Vents
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An area where ocean water sinks through cracks in the ocean floor, is heated by the underlying magma and rises again through the cracks.
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Sea Mounts
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Are mountains that are completly underwater.
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Bioluminescence
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The production of light by living things.
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Aquaculture
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The practice of raising fish and other water organisms for food.
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Brackish
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Water that is partly salty and partly fresh.
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