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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abiotic | without life |
| absolute dating | the use of radioisotope half-lives to determine the age of rock units in years |
| abyssal clay | deep-ocean deposits containing less than 30% biogenous sediment |
| abyssal hill | volcanic peaks rising less than 1 km above the ocean floor |
| abyssal plain | a flat depositional surface extending seaward from the continental rise or oceanic trenches |
| abyssal zone | the benthic environment between 4000 and 6000 m |
| abyssopelagic zone | oceanic zone below 400m |
| acid | pH below 7 |
| acoelomate | without a body cavity |