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16 Cards in this Set
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Hydro thermal Vents |
an area where ocean water sinks through cracks on the ocean floor, Is heated by underlying magma and rises again through the cracks. |
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Upwelling |
an upward flow of cold water from the oceans depths. |
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Neuritic 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 beyond the edge of the continental shelf |
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Plankton |
tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents. |
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Nekton |
Free swimming animals that can move through the water column. |
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Benthos |
organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or other body of water. |
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Inertial zone |
The area that stretches from the highest high tide lines on land out to the point on the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low tide. |
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Sonar |
A system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance of an object. |
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Aquaculture |
the farming of freshwater or salt water organisms. |
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Estuary |
a coastal inlet or bay where fresh water from rivers mix with salty ocean water. |
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Surface zone |
extends as far as sunlight reaches below the surface, is only part of the ocean that gets enough sun to grow algae. |
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Deep ocean zone |
Begins when the sunlight no longer reaches the water, is dark and cold. |
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Surface Currents |
Is large stream of moving water at the surface that flows trough the ocean. |
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Biosphere |
the part of the earths crust waters and atmosphere that supports life. |
