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BarnetOceanography 2 Test

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nekton
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photic zone
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guyot
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seamount
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submersible
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plankton
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bathymetry
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algae, animals, and baceteria that drift with ocean currents
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small underwater craft used for deep sea research - carries thermometers, pressure gauges, etc.
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scientists measure ocean depths and chart the topography of the ocean floor
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organisms that are capable of moving independent of ocean currents
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once-active, now submerged, flat-topped volcanic peak
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upper layer of ocean which sunlight penetrates
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submerged volcanic peak
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organisms that live on or in the ocean bottom
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type of ocean sediment made of minerals that crystallize directly from ocean water through chemical reactions
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11,022 meters deep; deepest place on earth
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type of ocean sediment made from shells and skeletons of marine animals and algae
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sound navagation and ranging
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place on the ocean floor where water is heated by energy from Earth's interior; supports unique life forms
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type of ocean sediment made of mineral grains eroded from continental rocks and transported to the ocean

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