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zones
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| climate zone | a region in which yearly patterns of temperature, rainfall, and the amount of sunlight are similar throughout. |
| estuary | a place where a freshwater river empties into an ocean. |
| intertidal zone | the area at the ocean's edge where waves lap the shore and the tides rise and fall. |
| near shore zone | the area of the ocean with calm water that extends from the intertidal zone out to water that are about 180 meters |
| open ocean zone | the area of the ocean that is very deep and not close to land. |