Unit 6: Oceans

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landscape feature on the seafloor that is very flat (a plain)

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abyssal plain

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simple photosynthetic organisms responsible for adding oxygen to Earth’s early atmosphere; algae still contributes a great deal of oxygen

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blue-green algae

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effort to preserve something or keep it in good condition; wise use of natural resources so they will not be used up faster than nature can replace them

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conservation

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the area of land close to a continent but underwater; includes the continental rise, slope, and shelf

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continental margin

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underwater landscape feature located between the continental slope and abyssal plain; boundary between continent and deepest part of ocean

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continental rise

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area of seabed around a continent that is shallow compared to other areas of the ocean

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continental shelf

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sloping part of continental margin between continental shelf and deep ocean floor; continental rise is at the bottom

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continental slope

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how a moving object seems to veer toward the right in the Northern hemisphere and to the left in the Southern hemisphere

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Coriolis effect

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the highest point of a wave

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crest

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a body of water or air moving in a specific direction within a larger body of water or air

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current