Oceans
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| a measure of the amount of salt in the water | salinity
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| the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food | photosynthesis
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| this begins at a depth of 200m and the temperature of the water drops at each layer | thermocline
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| these currents move only the upper few hundred meters of the sea-water | surface currents
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| a warm surface current that flows from Florida northeastward toward North Carolina | Gulf Stream
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| this current forms when more dense seawater sinks below less dense seawater | density current
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| a current in the ocean that brings deep, cold water to the ocean surface | upwelling
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| a rhythmic movement that carries energy through water | wave
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| the top part of a wave | crest
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| the bottom part of a wave | trough
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| the rise and fall of sea level | tide
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| these tides are created when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned | Spring tides
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| these tides are created when the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a right angle | Neap tide
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| tiny marine organisms that float in ocean currents | plankton
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| animals that can actively swim, rather than drift | nekton
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| a community of organisms and the nonliving factors that affect them | ecosystem
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| organisms that can make their own food | producers
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| process that occurs deep in the ocean where sunlight does not penetrate, bacteria make food from dissolved sulfur compounds | chemosynthesis
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| organisms that eat or consume producers | consumers
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| these organisms such as bacteria break down tissue and release nutrients and carbon dioxide back to the ecosystem | decomposers
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| the transfer of energy from producers to consumers and decomposers | food chain
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