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solvent
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able to dissolve other substances
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solute
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what gets dissolved
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solution
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a liquid mixture that is mostly composed of solvent, with other substances mixed in
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surface zone
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warmer, upper temperature zone of the ocean; less dense
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thermocline
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middle temperature zone (up to 700m) of the ocean; density and temperature drops fast as depth increases
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deep zone
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coldest temperature zone of the ocean; densest water
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brackish
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type of water where freshwater empties into ocean water
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density
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mass divided by volume; ocean density is affected by temperature and degree of salinity
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micro
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small, millionth
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phil-
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love
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