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physics ocean test

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Deep Ocean Currents   Currents that are caused by different density and salt content  
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Surface Currents   Currents that are caused by wind  
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Salinity   The amount of dissolved salt in the ocean  
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Density   Mass per unit of volume (mass/volume)  
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Tropical Zone   0-30 latitude  
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Temperate Zone   30-60 latitude  
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Polar Zone   60-90 latitude  
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Sverdrup   1 million m3/second  
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Thermohaline Circulation   The process that drives deep ocean currents  
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AMOC   Atlantic meridional overturning circulation  
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Coriolis Effect   What causes the curve of warm water trying to move towards the poles  
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Solvant   Substance that does the dissolving  
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Solute   Substance that is being dissolved  
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Marine   Referring to the sea  
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Current   "River" in the ocean  
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Circulation Patterns   Movement of water and air due to temperature differences  
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Climate   Temperature and rainfall over a long period of time  
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Gulf Stream   Warm current originates in the Gulf of Mexico and moves towards England  
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California Current   Cold current along the California coast  
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Life Zones   Where organisms live and distribute  
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Seasons   Spring-> Summer-> Winter -> <- Fall  
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Plankton   Tiny organisms that gets carried by tides (algae, food, oxygen)  
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Benthos   Organisms that live on the ocean floor (crabs, clams)  
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Intertidal   The zone between high and low tides  
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Nekton   Forms of ocean life that swim (dolphins, whales)  
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Nertic   Zone with the largest amount of ocean life  
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Abyssal   Deepest part of the ocean (2000m -> 6000m deep)  
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Salt, Sunlight (Temperature), and Wind   What three things power ocean currents?  
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Transport Heat, Transport Nutrients, Transport Animals, Influences Civilization, and Powers Weather/Climate   What 5 things do ocean currents do?  
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Bathyal Zone   The region of the ocean floor extending from the edge of the continental shelf  
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Life Zone Diagram   A- Intertidal B-Nertic C- Open Ocean D- Bathyal E- Abyssal  
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