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Measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid.
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salinity
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Two things that affect salinity are...
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water movement and climate
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continuos movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean
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water cycle
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3 ocean landforms that make up the continental margin
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shelf, rise, and slope
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a long, undersea mountain chain that forms along the floor of the major oceans
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mid-ocean ridge
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submerged mountain on the ocean floor that is a least 1,000 m high and that has a volcanic origin
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seamount
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Major explorations of Alvin
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Hydrogen bomb, hydrothermal vents, sunken ships.
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process of removing salt from ocean water
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desalination
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pollution that comes from many sources rather than come from a single, specific site
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nonpoint-source pollution
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pollution that comes from a specific site.
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point-source pollution
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