oceans

Question 1

pacific ocean

Answer 1

its the largest and deepest ocean

Question 2

atlantic ocean

Answer 2

its tnhe second largest ocean

Question 3

indian ocean

Answer 3

it covers 20% of the earth

Question 4

arctic ocean

Answer 4

its the earths northernmost body of water

Question 5

southern ocean

Answer 5

it has some of the strongest winds on earth

Question 6

Salinity

Answer 6

the concentrations of salts in water or soils

Question 7

surface zone

Answer 7

from the surface to 660 feet

Question 8

Thermocline

Answer 8

a steep temperature gradient in a body of water such as a lake

Question 9

deep zone

Answer 9

the area where light dwindles

Question 10

water cycle

Answer 10

the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth

Question 11

Evaporation

Answer 11

when a liquid turns into a gas

Question 12

Condensation

Answer 12

when a gas turns into a liquid

Question 13

Precipitation

Answer 13

any form of water

Question 14

continental shelf

Answer 14

A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water

Question 15

continental slope

Answer 15

the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor

Question 16

continental rise

Answer 16

a wide, gentle incline from a deep ocean plain (abyssal plain) to a continental slope

Question 17

abyssal plain

Answer 17

the largest habitat on earth

Question 18

mid-ocean ridge

Answer 18

a continuous range of underwater volcanoes that wraps around the globe like seams on a baseball

Question 19

rift valley

Answer 19

a lowland region that forms where Earth’s tectonic plates move apart

Question 20

Seamount

Answer 20

underwater mountains that rise hundreds or thousands of feet from the seafloor

Question 21

ocean trench

Answer 21

a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor

Question 22

Plankton

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usually microscopic, often less than one inch in length, but they also include larger species like some crustaceans and jellyfish

Question 23

Nekton

Answer 23

living organisms that are able to swim and move independently of currents

Question 24

Benthos

Answer 24

organisms living on the bottom of the ocean

Question 25

desalination

Answer 25

the process by which the dissolved mineral salts in water are removed