Ocean Floor and general info
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| What describes how salty an ocean is? | Salinity
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| As water goes deeper, what happens? | Sunlight is less, pressure increases, less animal and plant life, and gets colder
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| What is the gradually sloping portion of the ocean floor that is made of the continental crust where we swim, ride the waves, fish, ski, parasail, and kite surf? | Continental Shelf
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| What is the steep slope that continues from the continental shelf and leads to the abyssal plain? | Continental Slope
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| What is the vast flat area on the deep ocean floor? | Abyssal Plain
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| What is a deep valley in the ocean floor, the deepest part of the ocean? | Oceanic Trench
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| What is a system of underwater mountains and valleys, usually parallel to an oceanic trench? | Oceanic Ridge
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| What are underwater mountains or volcanoes are called? | Seamounts
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| What is the underwater border of each continent and also the area where lobster pots are set up? | Continental Shelf
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| What is the steep area where the ocean rapidly gets deeper? | Continental Slope
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| the gently sloping transition between the continental slope and the deep ocean floor | Continental Rise
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| sunligt zone | lots of sunlight, plant, and animal life; mild pressure;minimal pressure
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| twilight zone | cold temperatures; very little sunlight; less plants and animals;
lots of pressure
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| midnight zone | freezing temperatures; no sunlight; animals adapt to the dark;
intense pressure
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