Oceans (Mayfield)
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| What happens to sound pulses from a ship after they hit the ocean floor? | the pulses bounce back to the ship
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| What does the deep ocean basin consist of? | the abyssal plain, mid-ocean ridges, ocean trenches, rift valleys and soamounts
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| How do the ocean's surface temperatures vary? | with time of year and latitude
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| Why do engineers drill in the ocean floor? | for oil and natural gas
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| What are the most abundant elements in ocean water? | sodium and chlorine
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| What is salinity? | the measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid
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| Where do benthos live? | on or in the ocean floor
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| What resources cannot be harvested from the ocean? | sludge
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| What is wave energy? | a clean, renewable resource
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| Where is a nekton found? | swimming actively in the open ocean
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| What are autotrophs? | organisms that make their own food
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| What is an example of plankton? | plankton
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| What is an example of benthos? | crabs
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| What is an example of nekton? | whale
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| What ocean has the most ice? | Artic Ocean
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| What ocean is half the size of the Pacific Ocean? | Atlantic Ocean
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| Where are hydrothermal vents located? | in the benthic zone
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| What type of energy is wave energy? | clean energy
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| What is an example of a non-living resource? | minerals
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| What do carnivores eat? | meat
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| What do herbivores eat? | plants
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| What do omnivores eat? | plants and meat
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| Are zooplankton animal-like or plant-like? | animal-like
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| Are phytoplankton animal-like or plant-like? | plant-like
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| What zone are coral reefs located in? | neritic zone
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| What are the ocean basins in order from largest to smallest? | Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Artic
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| What are the ocean basins in order from smallest to largest? | Artic, Indian, Atlantic and Pacific
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| What are the 3 groups of marine life? | plankton, nekton and benthos
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| What is upwelling? | winds blow parallel to the shore, warm water is pushed out to sea and cold nutrient rich water flows toward the ocean surface
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| What are 2 living resources humans get from the ocean? | fish and seaweed
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| What are 2 non-living resources humans get from the ocean? | minerals and oil/gas
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| What are the 3 main dissolved gases in ocean water? | carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen
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| What makes the intertidal zone unique? | it is exposed to both air and water
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