Questions and Answers About the Oceans

The process of upwelling occurs as a result of

• warm, less-dense deep water that floats to the surface.
• cool, dense surface water that sinks and pushes deep water up.
• surface waves that mix surface and deep water
• sunlight that warms deep water that rises to the surface.

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In which ocean zone is the greatest number of producers found?

• deep zone
• intertidal zone
• open zone
  open zone
• oceanic

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Areas where cold, nutrient rich waters are brought to the surface due to winds blowing offshore are known as_________

• Aquifers

• Benthos

• Upwellings

• Hydrothermal Vents

A technology used for underwater mapping is called

• Laser

• Radar

• Sonar

• Lidar

Definition of wetland

• an area where a river flows into the ocean (fresh and salt water mix)
  
• land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog
• Water that is slightly salty.
• a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface

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Definition of upwelling

• Wide variety of plants and animals live in an estuary.
• The measure of how salty water is
  
• a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface
• The speed at which water flows

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Definition of brackish

• Water that is slightly salty.
• An area of land drained by a river and its branches (streams and creeks).
  
• The measure of how salty water is
• Wide variety of plants and animals live in an estuary

Definition of estuary

• Wide variety of plants and animals live in an estuary.
• An area of land drained by a river and its branches (streams and creeks).
  
• a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface
• an area where a river flows into the ocean (fresh and salt water mix)

Definition of salinity

• The measure of how salty water is
• The speed at which water flows.
• Water that is slightly salty.
  
• a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface
  

the area of the shore and seabed that is exposed to the air at low tide and submerged at high tide, i.e. the area between tide marks

• neritic zone
• intertidal zone
• photic zone
• upwelling

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