8.E.1.2 Vocabulary Quiz

is the part of the ocean where there is enough sunlight for algae to utilize photosynthesis

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Naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is transported by the action of the wind, water, or ice until deposited through gravity.

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The flora and fauna found on the bottom, or in the bottom sediments, of a sea, lake, or other body of water

Process of using energy stored in chemical bonds instead of sunlight to produce food

Openings in the ocean floor that release heat

A chemical  compound with the chemical formula H2 CO3

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The tiny plants that make up plankton

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Surface layer of the ocean that receives sunlight

Microscopic organisms that float freely with oceanic currents and in other bodies of water

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Aquatic animals that are able to swim and move independently of water currents