Hydrosphere Vocab 2

Front

Process that does NOT decrease water salinity:

Back

evaporation

Front

Semi-enclosed area where fresh water from a river meets salty sea water.

Back

cEstuary

Front

Mix of salt & fresh water is called?

Back

Brackish Water

Front

Estuaries are known as the __________ of the sea.

Back

nurseries

Front

Part of the ocean from low-tide line to continental shelf, where most fish live.

Back

Nertic Zone

Front

_________ are small plantlike organisms that make their own food.

Back

phytoplankton

Front

___________ is a downward current of water due to density changes.

Back

downwelling

Front

_____________ refers to the sea.

Back

marine

Front

Process that increases ocean salinity:

Back

evaporation

Front

Not a body of freshwater:

Back

estuary