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Lloyd |
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hydrothermal vents |
an area where ocean water sinks through cracks in the ocean floor, is heated by the underlaying 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 part of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf |
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open ocean zone |
the area of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf |
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plankton |
tiny algae and animals that float in the water and are carried by waves and currents |
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nekton |
free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column |
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benthos |
organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or other bodies of water |
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inertial zone |
the are that stretches from the highest high-tide line on land out to the point on the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low tide |
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sonar |
a system that tuses sound waves to calculate that distance to an objec |
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aquaculture |
the farming of saltwater and freshwater organisms |
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estuary |
a coastal inlet or where fresh water from rivers mixes with salty ocean water |
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surface zone |
extends as far as sunlight reaches below the surface, it is the only part of the open ocean that receives enough sunlight for the growth of algae |
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deep ocean zone |
begins when the sunlight no longer reaches the water ( at the end of the surface zone ); it is dark and cold. |
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surface currents |
is a large stream of moving water at the surface that flows through the ocean; are mainly driven by winds |
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biosphere |
the part of the Earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life |