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Chapter 8.1

Oceans

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a feature that is on the ocean floor that is flat and large abyssal plain
water that is in the ocean seawater
the mass of the dissolved minerals in water salinity
water that is partially salty and partially fresh brackish
2 main types of resources on the seafloor mineral and energy
where tectonic plates collide trenches
where tectonic plates separate mid ocean ridge
the continental shelf, slope, and rise are all part of the ____________ continental plains
the 5 oceans are ______________ the arctic, Atlantic, Indian, pacific, and southern oceans
the salinity of the seawater is not ___________________ constant
how did the oceans form the lava from volcanoes made the water into gas that later on condensed as rain that filled the oceans after a long time
how did comets contribute to the formation of the oceans the icy comets melted and helped fill the oceans
why do bioluminescence create blue and green light they penetrate the water easier
the surface zone receives __________________ the most sunlight
the middle zone receives __________________ some sunlight
the deep zone receives____________________ no sunlight
as depth increases temp. ___________ decreases
as depth increases density ___________________________ increases then stays the same
what is photosynthesis a process that converts light energy into food for plants
the way they separate the oceans into zones is by ______________________ depth, temp., salinity, density, and amount of sunlight received
scientists use _______________ to explore the ocean floor submersibles
an unmanned submersible is called a ROV
tectonic plates create ____________ underwater mountains and trenches
salinity of seawater is 35 parts per 1000 so how many parts of plain water are there 965
when light is absorbed by the water it does what it heats it up
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