Oceans

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What is an estuary?

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An estuary is a partly enclosed body of water where a river meets the ocean.

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What does sonar measure in the ocean?

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Sonar measures ocean depth.

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In which ocean zone does a snaggletooth fish most likely live?

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The snaggletooth fish most likely lives in the deep zone.

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What is downwelling?

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Downwelling is the flow of warm, oxygen-rich water downward to deeper water.

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Where is the lowest density seawater found?

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The lowest density seawater is found in the surface zone.

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What is the intertidal zone?

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The intertidal zone is the area of the shoreline that is exposed to air at low tide and submerged at high tide.

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What is the oceanic zone?

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The oceanic zone is the part of the ocean that is deep and away from the continental shelf.

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What is upwelling?

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Upwelling is the process where deep, cold water rises to the surface, bringing nutrients.

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What is the neritic zone?

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The neritic zone is the shallow part of the ocean that is near the shore and extends to the continental shelf.

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What is the abyssal zone?

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The abyssal zone is the deepest part of the ocean, characterized by high pressure and low temperatures.