Ocean Floor

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What are tiny living creatures that float near the ocean's surface and move with currents?

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Plankton

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What term describes all living things?

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Organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What is the flat, deep, and smooth part of the ocean floor called, where cold temperatures are found?

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Abyssal Plain

Front

What are the valleys that cut deep into the ocean floor called?

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Ocean Trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the term for the amount of salt found in water?

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Salinity

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What is the area of the ocean where sunlight can penetrate, allowing photosynthesis to occur?

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Photic Zone

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is the name of the ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the eastern coast of the United States?

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Gulf Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is the term for the underwater mountain ranges formed by tectonic activity?

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Seamounts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to make food called?

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Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What is the term for the gradual slope from the shore to the ocean floor?

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Continental Shelf