Oceans definitions

# Definition Sets
1 are the largest bodies of salt water between the continents; there are 5 oceans 98 sets
2 the largest of all the ecosystems. the ocean regions are separated into separate zones: intertidal, pelagic, abyssal, and benthic. all four zones have a great diversity of species. 65 sets
3 large bodies of salt water 48 sets
4 the largest bodies of water 34 sets
5 very large bodies of salt water 27 sets
6 large bodies of salt water where whales and other animals live 19 sets
7 the largest of all the ecosystems. the ocean regions are separated into separate zones: intertidal, pelagic, abyssal, and benthic. all four zones have a great diversity of species 15 sets
8 arctic ocean, atlantic ocean, indian ocean, pacific ocean 15 sets
9 largest bodies of water 13 sets
10 largest bodies of water on earth 13 sets
11 hurricanes form over these 12 sets
12 large continuous body of salt water 11 sets
13 earth's largest bodies of water 11 sets
14 body of salt water that covers a large area 11 sets
15 مُحيطات 10 sets
16 masculine 10 sets
17 these play an important part in keeping the earth suitable for life. perhaps the most important function of these is to absorb and hold energy from sunlight. this function regulates temperatures in the atmosphere. 9 sets
18 salt water that cover 71% of all surface on earth and contain many orgainisms 9 sets
19 محيطات 8 sets
20 the largest bodies of water on earth 6 sets
21 are the largest bodies of salt water between the continents 6 sets
22 large bodies of water 6 sets
23 97% 5 sets
24 shape climate by storing and transporting heat and moisture 5 sets
25 los océanos 5 sets
26 covers just over 75% of earth's surface 5 sets
27 the earth's ___________ contain much more carbon than the air does 4 sets
28 the largest bodies of salt water between the continents; there are 5 oceans 4 sets
29 divergent boundaries can form on the end of continents but eventually form . . . . . . . 4 sets
30 large bodies of salt water. 4 sets
31 rained when earth cooled 4 sets
32 oceans 4 sets
33 el 4 sets
34 salty bodies of water that cover most of the earth 4 sets
35 the four larges bodies of water on earth 4 sets
36 a large body of salt water 3 sets
37 large body of salt water 3 sets
38 earths largest body of water 3 sets
39 cover nearly 71% of the earth's surfscr 3 sets
40 heats up slower; cools off slower 3 sets
41 97.2% of all water 3 sets
42 phytoplankton (ocean plants) take in a large percentage of the atmospheric co2 shells (calcium carbonate) is a permanent sink 3 sets
43 help keep global temperatures mild because of the water's retention of heat 3 sets
44 __________ can be created or grow wider where plates diverge or pull apart. 3 sets
45 these warm the land near the coast in winter and cool it in summer 3 sets
46 pacific, atlantic, indian, arctic 3 sets
47 a great body of saltwater covering 70% of the earth 3 sets
48 the oceans are earth's most dominant features, covering more than 7/10 of the planet's surface and all salt water 3 sets
49 continuous body of salt water that wraps around the world 3 sets
50 one of the four largest bodies of water on earth 3 sets
51 the oceans are earth's most dominant features, covering more than 7/10 of the planet's surface 3 sets
52 pacific, atlantic, indian, southern and arctic 3 sets
53 atlantic, pacific, indian, artic, southern 3 sets
54 the largest bodies of water. 3 sets
55 pacific, atlantic, indian, artic 3 sets
56 deserts 2 sets
57 where all life began 2 sets
58 where life begins 2 sets
59 there are five: pacific, atlantic, indian, southern and arctic 2 sets
60 the large bodies of water on earth 2 sets
61 arctic, atlantic, pacific, indian (be able to map these) 2 sets
62 are the largest bodies of salt water between the continents; there are 5 of them 2 sets
63 salt 2 sets
64 the largest bodies of salt water 2 sets
65 large body of water 2 sets
66 atlantic, arctic, pacific, indian 2 sets
67 atlantic, pacific, arctic, indian 2 sets
68 . 2 sets
69 largest of all the ecosystems. the ocean regions are separated into separate zones: intertidal, pelagic, abyssal, and benthic. all four zones have a great diversity of species. 2 sets
70 a body of saline water that composes a large part of a planet's hydrosphere 2 sets
71 pacific atlantic 2 sets
72 atlantic, pacific, indian and artic 2 sets
73 the largest bodies of salty water, that cover more than half of the earth 2 sets
74 large areas of salty water 2 sets
75 exchange materials at surfact-upwelling zones(cold bottom water moves up is nutrient rich/supports high photosynthesis/fisheries) 2 sets
76 there are 4 in our world. 2 sets
77 the major influence on the marine west coast is location near 2 sets
78 glaciers cannot move across... 2 sets
79 largest bodies of salt water 2 sets
80 large body of salt water: atlantic, pacific, arctic, indian, and southern ocean 2 sets
81 atlantic ocean, artic ocean, indian ocean, pacific ocean 2 sets
82 whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the globe 2 sets
83 97% of water on earth is found here 2 sets
84 any of the principal divisions of the earth's bodies of water, including the atlantic, pacific, indian, and arctic oceans. 2 sets
85 the largest bodies of water on earth. 2 sets
86 largest bodies of water. 2 sets
87 only salt water 2 sets
88 hydrosphere 2 sets
89 97% of the earth's water supply. a huge salt water continuous body of water. 2 sets
90 large bodies of water. 2 sets
91 97.2% 2 sets
92 the region where more than half the atmospheric oxygen comes from (some estimates as high as 80% of oxygen from this place) 2 sets
93 oceanos 2 sets
94 earliest life forms came from these 2 sets
95 artic, indian, pacific, atlantic, southern 2 sets
96 masculino 2 sets
97 atlantic ocean, arctic ocean, indian ocean, & pacific ocean 2 sets
98 more than half the atmospheric oxygen comes from what region of the world? 2 sets