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salinity |
amount of salt in water |
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climate |
pattern of temp and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time |
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current |
large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean |
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seamont |
volcanic mt rising from the ocean floor |
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trench |
long deep valley on the ocean floor through which old ocean floor sinks back toward the mantle |
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continental slope |
steep edge of the continental shelf |
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continental shelf |
gently sloping shallow area that extends outward from the edge of each continent |
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abyssal plain |
braod area covered with thick layers of mud and silt |
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mid ocean ridge |
long chains of mt on the ocean floor |
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reservior |
lake that stores water for human use |
