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Earth's Oceans pt. 1

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A feature on the ocean floor?   abyssal plain  
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What kind of water is in the oceans?   seawater  
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What refers to dissolved salt content?   salinity  
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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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Water that is slightly salty?   brackish water  
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The oceans were filled during tens of thousands of years with water from ________ and possibly ice from comets and asteroids.   precipitation  
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The continental margins include the continental _________, the continental slope, and the continental rise.   shelf  
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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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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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Physical characteristics 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 an average salinity of 35 ppt is _________.   seawater  
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Two main types of resources on the seafloor are _____ and _______ resources.   energy and mineral  
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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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The continental Shelf,'continental slope, and continental rise are regions of the continental _______.   plains  
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The large, flat areas of the seafloor that extend across the deepest parts of the ocean basin are ______.   abyssal plains  
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What is the term for an uncrewed submersible used to explore the seafloor? (ANSWER IS ALL IN CAPS)   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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Salt water mixed with freshwater is ____________.   Brackish water  
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(True or False) The five oceans are the Antarctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean.   false  
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(True or False) Salinity is a measure of the mass of dissolved solids in a mass of water.   true  
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(True or False) A salinity of 35 parts per thousand means that if you measured 1,000 g of seawater, 1000 g would be water molecules and 35 would be salts.   false  
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(True or False)The salinity of seawater is not constant.   true  
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(True or False) Brackish water is polluted water mixed wit seawater.   false  
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