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21 Cards in this Set
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5) long,narrow,steepside depression
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trench
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Measure Of the amount of salts
dissolved in seawater, which is usually measured in grams of salt per kilogram of water. |
salinity
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6) process of making food sor animals.
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photosynthesis
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5) ocean currents that form dense beneath less dense seawater.
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density currents
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11) difference between the level of the wave.
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tidal
range |
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4) circles in the ocean that is deep,cold water to the ocean surface.
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upwelling
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9) animal that drift with the currents.
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nektons
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6) disturbanses that carry energy through matter or space.
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wave
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3) valleys and flat seafloor
areas. |
abyssal
plains |
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8) low point of wave
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trough
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10) plants and animals that livein the lowest levels of the ocean.
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benthos
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7) high point of wave
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crest
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4) a chain of underwater mountains.
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mid-ocean
ridge |
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low area on Earth that contains an ocean
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Basin
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9) wave that collapes forward and brakes on to the shore.
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breaker
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currents that move water horizontally, on Earth surface, which is powered by wind.
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surface currents
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8) tiny marine alge
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plankton
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2) the end of the continent.
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continental
slope |
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10) the rise and fall in sea level.
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tide
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1) a gradually sloping end of a continet.
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continetal
shelf |
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7) a kind of bacteria food webs depend on.
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chemosynesis
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