Exploring the Oceans/Oceanography

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Match each of the following terms to its definition:
Abyssal zone Conduction Continental shelf Black smokers

Continental margin Benthic environment Abyssal plain Continental drift

1. - the transfer of heat energy from the contact of

oneabyssal zone
object to another
conduction
continental shelf
black smokers
2. continental margin - the broad, flat, deepest portion of the ocean
abyssal
benthic zone
environment
conduction
abyssal plain
continental
continental shelf
drift
black smokers
3. continental margin - the deepest zone in the ocean that has no plant
lifeabyssal
and limited
zone animal
benthic environment life
conduction
abyssal plain
continental
continental shelf
drift
black smokers
4. continental margin - the marine environment that refers to the
abyssal
ocean floor zone
and all
benthic environmentthe marine organisms that live on it
conduction
abyssal plain
continental
continental shelf
drift
black smokers
5. continental margin - hot-water vents that form deep in the ocean;
theabyssal
hot water
benthic zone
comes from deep in the ocean crust and is heated by magma
environment
conduction
underneath
abyssal plain
continental
continental shelf
drift
black smokers
6. continental margin - an early theory that the continents float on the
abyssal
mantle andzone
benthic have moved relative to one another over geologic time
environment
conduction
abyssal plain
continental
continental shelf
drift
black smokers
7. continental margin - the portion of the continent under the ocean
abyssal
which consists
benthic zone of the continental shelf, slope and rise
environment
conduction
abyssal plain
continental
continental shelf
drift
black smokers
8. continental margin - the region of the ocean floor that begins at the
abyssal
shoreline zone
benthicand gradually deepens toward the open ocean
environment
conduction
abyssal plain
continental
continental shelf
drift
black smokers
continental
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 Exploring the Oceans/Oceanography

Name___________________________ Class_________________ Date____________

Match each of the following terms to its definition:
Abyssal zone Conduction Continental shelf Black smokers

Continental margin Benthic environment Abyssal plain Continental drift

1. conduction - the transfer of heat energy from the contact of one object to
another

2. abyssal plain - the broad, flat, deepest portion of the ocean

3. abyssal zone - the deepest zone in the ocean that has no plant life and
limited animal life

4. benthic environment - the marine environment that refers to the ocean

floor and all the marine organisms that live on it

5. black smokers - hot-water vents that form deep in the ocean; the hot
water comes from deep in the ocean crust and is heated by magma
underneath

6. continental drift - an early theory that the continents float on the mantle
and have moved relative to one another over geologic time

7. continental margin - the portion of the continent under the ocean which
consists of the continental shelf, slope and rise

8. continental shelf - the region of the ocean floor that begins at the
shoreline and gradually deepens toward the open ocean

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