Chapter 8.1
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| Chemical process in which light energy, water, and carbon dioxide are converted into sugar. | Photosynthesis
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| To operate with hands or by mechanical means in a skillful manner. | Manipulate
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| The oceans were filled during tens of thousands of years with water form ________ and possibly ice from comets and asteroids. | Precipitation
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| In areas where tectonic plates collide, the seafloor has deep _______. | Trenches
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| In areas where tectonic plates separate, the seafloor has mid-ocean _____. | Ridges
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| Oceanographers use _____________ to explore the seafloor. | Submersibles
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| The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise are regions of the continental _______. | Plains
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| What is the term for an uncrewed submersible used to explore the seafloor? | ROV
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| Which zone does not receive any sunlight? | Deep Zone
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| What happens to density as depth increases in oceans? | It increases.
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| List 2 main categories of resources on or beneath the ocean floor. | Energy resources & minerals
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| How does light that is absorbed affect the temperature of the water? | The more light absorbed, the warmer the water will be.
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| Why do organisms that perform photosynthesis live only in the surface zone? | The Surface Zone receives the greatest amount of sunlight.
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| Most bioluminescent deep-sea organisms emit blue and green light. What is the advantage of emitting these colors instead of other colors? | Blue & green penetrate deeper into the sea.
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| Why does the salinity of surface water in polar regions differ from the salinity of surface water in temperate of tropical regions? | Warm water evaporates more rapidly than cold water. When water evaporates, salt is left behind.
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| A feature on the ocean floor. | Abyssal Plain
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| Water in the oceans. | Seawater
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| Refers to dissolved salt content. | Salinity
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| Slightly salty. | Brackish water
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| The large, flat areas of the seafloor that extend across the deepest parts of the ocean floor are the _________. | Abyssal Plains
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| Physical characters that are used to classify the ocean into zones include water depth, temperature, salinity, density, and amount of ________ received. | Sunlight
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| Water from a sea or an ocean that has a average salinity of 35 ppt is _____. | Seawater
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| Two main resources on the seafloor are ________ and _______ resources. | Minerals; energy
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| The measure of the mass of dissolved solids in a mass of water is called _______. | Salinity
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| Freshwater mixed with seawater is ___________. | Brackish Water
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| True/False--Fix if False: The five oceans are the Antarctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. | False; Change Antarctic to Arctic.
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| True/False--Fix if False: Salinity is a measure if the mass of dissolved solids in a mass of water. | True
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| A salinity of 35 parts per thousand means that if you measured 1,000 g of seawater, 965 g would be water molecules and 35 g would be salts. | True
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