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Ocean Vocabulary
words from GC 9/27/2023
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ocean | |
| Turbidity | amount of cloudiness in the water |
| Salinity | amount of salt in the water |
| Estuary | body of water where freshwater from the river meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean |
| Plankton | plant-like organisms; make their food by photosynthesis |
| Brackish Water | a mixture of freshwater and salt water |
| Open Ocean (Pelagic Zone) | massive area of ocean; lots of biodiversity, sunlight reaches to 200 meters deep |
| Deep Ocean (Bentham Zone) | thousands of meters below the surface of the ocean, no light in this zone |
| Shore (Inter-tidal Zone) | art of ocean nearest to land |