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Sand

Churning waves help to make minerals and rocks into these particles

Marianna trench

The deepest known spot in the ocean is located in this

Pacific ocean

The Marianna trench is located in which ocean

Why is seawater denser than fresh water

It has salt

Oceanography

Study of the ocean

Wind

What causes waves

28.5°

At what temperature does sea water freeze

Gulf Stream

What current brings warm air to England so the people of England can enjoy a moderate climate

Currents

What helps make Sea travel quicker

Octopus

What invertebrate has the largest brain and is thought to be the most intelligent invertebrate

Cod

What fish is caught for its meat and for the oil in its liver which is high in vitamins a and D

Sperm whale

This whale was hunted for its oil and ambergris

Blue whale

What is the largest animal that has ever lived

White shark

What fish is a man eater

Whale shark

What is the largest fish of all

Largemouth and sharp teeth

Grenadier is viper fish and other fish that live near the ocean floor are strange looking because of

Gills

How are fish able to get oxygen from the water

Manta ray

This fish has huge wing like fins which make it appear to fly through the water

Salmon

What fish will leave the ocean and return to the stream where it was born to lay its eggs

Continental shelf

Contains rich oil fields

Contains underwater volcano

Ocean floor

Continental shelf

Contains flourishing plant life

Contains almost all the fish that are caught to be sold for food

Shelf

Along the edges of continents

Shelf

Made primarily of mud and sand deposited by rivers empty into the ocean

Shelf

Has deep trenches at its base

Slope

Contains long mountain range is called oceanic ridges

Ocean floor

Like other mammals whales breathe with

Lungs

Water pressure _____________ when the depth of the water increases

Increases

Tiny plants and animals that float in the upper regions of the ocean are called

Plankton

Who work to help make sea travel safer and quicker saving both lives and ships

Matthew F. Maury

Blue whale

Mammal

Oyster

Invertebrate

Salmon

Fish

Salmon

Fish

Sponge

Invertebrate

Salmon

Fish

Sponge

Invertebrate

White shark

Fish

Dolphin

Mammal

Dolphin

Mammal

Jellyfish

Invertebrate

Dolphin

Mammal

Jellyfish

Invertebrate

Porpoise

Mammal

Dolphin

Mammal

Jellyfish

Invertebrate

Porpoise

Mammal

Tuna

Fish

Dolphin

Mammal

Jellyfish

Invertebrate

Porpoise

Mammal

Tuna

Fish

Octopus

Invertebrate