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What is a hydrothermal vent

A hydrothermal vent is a geyser in the sea floor.

Which ocean zone does sunlight penetrate

photic zone

Zooplankton eat algae this is called a feeding stage or what

trophic level

Most ocean water is located in which zone

The deep zone

Along a front which type of air is always forced upward

Warm air :d

Which animal would have the greatest chance of survival

one that fed through a food web

During which season does primary productivity reach its peak in polar oceans

Summer

How do animals survive along the deeper parts of the seafloor

They feed on each other

Which area would have the highest salinity

area of evaporation

Which is not a factor used to divide the ocean into distinct marine life zones

latitude

Which is not a category of marine organisms

Nekton

What is the measure of the total amount of solid material dissolved in seawater called

salinity

When did the dike form inside of the grand canyon

8 and a half

Oceanic lithosphere is destroyed at-

Oceanic lithosphere is destroyed at convergent boundaries. This is taught in science.

A metamorphic rock can be classified according to its

Metamorphic rocks are classified according to the process under which they have been formed.

What is the amount of ground displacement in an earthquake

It depends on the intensity of the earthquake and the type of slippage that caused it.

Abyssal plains are very flat features that form when

turbidity currents deposit sediments on the ocean floor

In addition to salinity what factor affects the density in sea water

temperature

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