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pasifc ocean

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largest ocean

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Atlantic ocean

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second largest about 29% of earths water

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Indian ocean

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third largest

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Arctic ocean

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smallest and showelles

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Southern ocean

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10,000 meters deep.

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surface zone

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sunlight zone

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Thermocline

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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.

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deep zone

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extending or situated relatively far down from a surface.

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9
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water cycle

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the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation

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Evaporation

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the process of turning from liquid into vapor.

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Condensation

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Condensation is the change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase

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Precipitation

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precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor

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13
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continental shelf

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

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continental slope

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

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continental rise

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

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16
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abyssal plain

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the largest habitat on earth.

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mid-ocean ridge

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A mid-ocean ridge is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.

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rift valley

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A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift.

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Seamount

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an underwater mountain formed by volcanic activity.

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ocean trench

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Ocean trenches are long, narrow depressions on the seafloor.

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Plankton

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usually microscopic, often less than one inch in length

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Nekton

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

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Benthos

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Animals that live on the sea floor

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desalination

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