SOL 4.7 Oceans Vocabulary Quizs

continental rise

• an accumulation of sediments at the base of the continental slope

• a steep underwater cliff

• a flat area of the ocean floor

• a region of volcanic activity

Gulf Stream

• a major warm ocean current flowing northeastward off the east coast of North America

• a cold ocean current flowing southwestward off the west coast of South America

• a warm ocean current that circulates around the Arctic region

• a major river that flows through the Gulf of Mexico

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food web

• a single food chain in an ecosystem

• the whole group of interacting food chains in an ecological community

• a diagram showing the flow of energy in a food chain

• the process of photosynthesis in plants

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water cycle

• is the continuous movement of water on, in and above Earth.

• is the process of water evaporating and then falling as rain.

• is the method by which plants absorb water from the soil.

• is the phenomenon of water freezing into ice during winter.

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consumers

• a plant or animal that requires complex organic compounds for food, which it obtains by preying on other living things or eating particles of organic matter

• organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis

• decomposers that break down dead organic material

• organisms that primarily feed on inorganic substances

zooplankton

• plant-like plankton.

• animal-like plankton.

• bacteria-like plankton.

• fungus-like plankton.

reservoir

• a large natural or artificial lake used to store water.

• a small pond for recreational fishing.

• a type of water purification system.

• a structure for collecting rainwater.

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marine organisms

• life found in the ocean; salt water organisms

• organisms that live in freshwater environments

• plants that grow on land

• animals that can survive in extreme temperatures

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basin

• a large deep section of the ocean

• a shallow area of a river

• a type of mountain range

• a flat area of land

pond

• a small body of still water formed naturally

• a large body of salt water

• a type of aquatic plant

• a man-made water reservoir

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