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zones
Question | Answer |
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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. |