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grace |
biles |
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an area where ocean water sinks through cracks in the ocean floor, is heated by the underlying magma, and rises again through the cracks |
hydro thermal vents |
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an upward flow of cold water from the ocean depths |
upwelling |
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the part of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf |
neritic zone |
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the area of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf |
open ocean zone |
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tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents |
plankton |
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free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column |
nekton |
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organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean and other bodies of water |
benthos |
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the area that stretches from the highest high tide line on land out to the point where the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low tide |
inertial zone |
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a system that uses sound water to measure the distance of an object |
sonar |
