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Marissa |
Slozer |
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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 though 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 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 body of water. |
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Inertial Zone |
The area 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 uses sound waves to calculate the distance to an object. |
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Aquaculture |
The farming of saltwater and freshwater organisms |
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Estuary |
A costal inlet |