Ocean

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CAMERON

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MARTEL

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Hydrothermal vents

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An areawhere ocean water sinks through cracks in the ocean floor is heated by theunderlying magma, and rises again through the cracks

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Upwelling

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Anupward flow of cold water from the ocean depths

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Netric zone

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The part ofthe ocean that extends from the low tide line out to the edge of thecontinental shelf

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Open ocean zone

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The area ofthe ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf

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Plankton

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Tiny algaeand animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents

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Nekton

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Free swimminganimals that can move throughout the water column

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Benthos

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Organismsthat live on the bottom of the ocean or other body of water

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Internal zone

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The areathat stretches from the highest high-tide line on land out to the point on thecontinental shelf exposed by the lowest low tide

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Sonar

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A system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance to an object

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Aquaculture

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The farmingof saltwater and freshwater organisms

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Estuary

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A costal inlet or bay where fresh water from rivers mixes with salty ocean water

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Surface Zone

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Extends asfar as sunlight reaches below the surface it is the only part of the openocean that receives enough sunlight for the growth of algae

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Deep ocean zone

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Begins whenthe sunlight no longer reaches the water (at the end of the surface zone) itis dark and cold

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Surface currents

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Is a large astream of moving water at the surface that flows through the ocean are mainlydriven by winds

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Biosphere

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The part ofthe earths crust waters and atmosphere that supports life