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pasifc ocean
largest ocean
Atlantic ocean
second largest about 29% of earths water
Indian ocean
third largest
Arctic ocean
smallest and showelles
Southern ocean
10,000 meters deep.
surface zone
sunlight zone
Thermocline
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.
deep zone
extending or situated relatively far down from a surface.
water cycle
the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation
Evaporation
the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
Condensation
Condensation is the change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase
Precipitation
precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor
continental shelf
A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water
continental slope
the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
continental rise
a wide, gentle incline from a deep ocean plain (abyssal plain) to a continental slope.