Oceans

Question 1

Pacific ocean

Answer 1

ocean in the pacific

Question 2

Atlantic ocean

Answer 2

ocean in the atlantic

Question 3

Indian ocean

Answer 3

ocean in india

Question 4

Southern Ocean

Answer 4

ocean in the south

Question 5

salinity

Answer 5

the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water

Question 6

surface zone

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any of five great divisions of the earth’s surface, bounded by lines parallel to the equator and named according to the prevailing temperature. Compare North Frigid Zone, North Temperate Zone, South Frigid Zone, South Temperate Zone, Torrid Zone

Question 7

thermocline

Answer 7

a steep temperature gradient in a body of water such as a lake, marked by a layer above and below which the water is at different temperatures.

Question 8

deep zone

Answer 8

Transcript of Deep Zone Ocean. Definition. Deep Zone Ocean-The deep zone ocean is a zone of the world’s oceans occupying intermediate position between the abyssalpolegic region and the sea bed.

Question 9

water cycle

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the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

Question 10

evaporation

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the process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature and/or pressure. Evaporation is a fundamental part of the water cycle and is constantly occurring throughout nature.

Question 11

condensation

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the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.

Question 12

precipitation

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the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Question 13

continental shelf

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the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean. The continental shelf is geologically part of the continental crust.

Question 14

continental slope

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

Question 15

continental divide

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a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea.

Question 16

abyssal plain

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underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3000 and 6000 m. Lying generally between the foot of a continental rise and a mid-ocean ridge, abyssal plains cover more than 50% of the Earth’s surface.

Question 17

mid-ocean ridge

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a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Question 18

rift valley

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a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth’s surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.

Question 19

seamount

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a submarine mountain.

Question 20

ocean trench

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a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor, typically one running parallel to a plate boundary and marking a subduction zone.

Question 21

plankton

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the small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or fresh water, consisting chiefly of diatoms, protozoans, small crustaceans, and the eggs and larval stages of larger animals. Many animals are adapted to feed on plankton, especially by filtering the water.

Question 22

nekton

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aquatic animals that are able to swim and move independently of water currents.

Question 23

benthos

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the flora and fauna found on the bottom, or in the bottom sediments, of a sea, lake, or other body of water.

Question 24

desalination

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means any process that removes the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or irrigation. If almost all of the salt is removed for human consumption, sometimes the process produces table salt as a by-product