Ocean 2 Vocab

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Stratification

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Separation of water in layers by quantity.

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Epipelagic Zone

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Part of the ocean with enough sunlight for algae to photosynthesize.

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Hadalpelagic Zone

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Deepest region of the ocean, in trenches.

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Abyssopelagic Zone

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Located 4000m deep, a dark area with colorless, blind animals.

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Salinity

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The saltiness or amount of dissolved salt in water.

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Upwelling

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A rise of seawater, magma, or other liquid.

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Bathypelagic Zone

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1000-4000 meters deep, home to diverse marine life like eels, fishes, and mollusks.

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Mesopelagic Zone

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Extends 200-1000 meters below the ocean surface, known as the twilight zone.

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Phytoplankton: Microscopic ocean organisms that photosynthesize and produce up to 50% of our oxygen.

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Microscopic ocean organisms that photosynthesize and produce up to 50% of our oxygen.

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Density

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Relationship between mass and volume. Density = Mass/Volume.