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54 Cards in this Set
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Sand |
Churning waves help to make minerals and rocks into these particles |
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Marianna trench |
The deepest known spot in the ocean is located in this |
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Pacific ocean |
The Marianna trench is located in which ocean |
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Why is seawater denser than fresh water |
It has salt |
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Oceanography |
Study of the ocean |
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Wind |
What causes waves |
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28.5° |
At what temperature does sea water freeze |
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Gulf Stream |
What current brings warm air to England so the people of England can enjoy a moderate climate |
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Currents |
What helps make Sea travel quicker |
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Octopus |
What invertebrate has the largest brain and is thought to be the most intelligent invertebrate |
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Cod |
What fish is caught for its meat and for the oil in its liver which is high in vitamins a and D |
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Sperm whale |
This whale was hunted for its oil and ambergris |
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Blue whale |
What is the largest animal that has ever lived |
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White shark |
What fish is a man eater |
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Whale shark |
What is the largest fish of all |
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Largemouth and sharp teeth |
Grenadier is viper fish and other fish that live near the ocean floor are strange looking because of |
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Gills |
How are fish able to get oxygen from the water |
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Manta ray |
This fish has huge wing like fins which make it appear to fly through the water |
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Salmon |
What fish will leave the ocean and return to the stream where it was born to lay its eggs |
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Continental shelf |
Contains rich oil fields |
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Contains underwater volcano |
Ocean floor |
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Continental shelf |
Contains flourishing plant life |
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Contains almost all the fish that are caught to be sold for food |
Shelf |
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Along the edges of continents |
Shelf |
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Made primarily of mud and sand deposited by rivers empty into the ocean |
Shelf |
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Has deep trenches at its base |
Slope |
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Contains long mountain range is called oceanic ridges |
Ocean floor |
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Like other mammals whales breathe with |
Lungs |
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Water pressure _____________ when the depth of the water increases |
Increases |
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Tiny plants and animals that float in the upper regions of the ocean are called |
Plankton |
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Who work to help make sea travel safer and quicker saving both lives and ships |
Matthew F. Maury |
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Blue whale |
Mammal |
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Oyster |
Invertebrate |
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Salmon |
Fish |
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Salmon |
Fish |
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Sponge |
Invertebrate |
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Salmon |
Fish |
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Sponge |
Invertebrate |
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White shark |
Fish |
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Dolphin |
Mammal |
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Dolphin |
Mammal |
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Jellyfish |
Invertebrate |
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Dolphin |
Mammal |
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Jellyfish |
Invertebrate |
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Porpoise |
Mammal |
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Dolphin |
Mammal |
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Jellyfish |
Invertebrate |
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Porpoise |
Mammal |
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Tuna |
Fish |
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Dolphin |
Mammal |
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Jellyfish |
Invertebrate |
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Porpoise |
Mammal |
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Tuna |
Fish |
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Octopus |
Invertebrate |