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Hydrothermal Vent |
An area where ocean water sinks through cracks in the ocean floor, and is heated by the underlying magma, and rises 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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Plankton |
Tiny algae and animals that float in the 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 bodies of water. |
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Intertial Zone |
The area that stretches from the highest high tide on land out to the point on the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low tide. |
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Sonar |
A system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance to an object |
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