Vocab💜 Flashcards
1
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the height above sea level of any point on Earths surface
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elevation
2
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a topographic feature formed by process that shape Earths surface
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landform
3
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a landform with high relief and high elevation
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mountains
4
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an area with low relief and high elevation
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plateau
5
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landform with low relief and low elevation
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plain
6
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a measure of mass of dissolved salts in a mass of water
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salinity
7
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a mix of fresh water and sea water
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brackish water
8
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large flat areas of the seafloor that extends across the deepest parts of ocean basin
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abyssal plains
9
Q
are deepest part of the ocean
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trenches
10
Q
make their own light in chemical process
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bioluminescence
11
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a chemical process in which light energy water and carbon dioxide are converted into sugar
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photosynthesis
