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Ocean Vocabulary
words from GC 9/27/2023
Term | Definition |
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Ocean | |
Turbidity | amount of cloudiness in the water |
Salinity | amount of salt in the water |
Estuary | body of water where freshwater from the river meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean |
Plankton | plant-like organisms; make their food by photosynthesis |
Brackish Water | a mixture of freshwater and salt water |
Open Ocean (Pelagic Zone) | massive area of ocean; lots of biodiversity, sunlight reaches to 200 meters deep |
Deep Ocean (Bentham Zone) | thousands of meters below the surface of the ocean, no light in this zone |
Shore (Inter-tidal Zone) | art of ocean nearest to land |