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Martin 5th |
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Hydrothermal Vents |
An area where ocean water sinks through cracks in the ocean floor, is heated by the underlying magma, and rises again through the cracks. |
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Upwelling |
An upward flow of cold water from the ocean depths |
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Neritic Zone |
The partof the ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of thecontinental shelf |
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Open Ocean Zone |
The area ofthe ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf
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Plankton |
Tiny algaeand animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents
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Nekton |
Free-swimminganimals that can move throughout the water column
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Benthos |
Organismsthat live on the bottom of the ocean or other body of water
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Inertial Zone |
Thearea that stretches from the highest high-tide line on land out to the point onthe continental shelf exposed by the lowest low tide |
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Sonar |
A system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance to an object
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