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9.4: Earth's Oceans- Challenge 1

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1. Water changes temperature more ___ than land.
slowly
2. Oceans moderate Earth's temperature by ___.
absorbing thermal energy near the equator and moving it near the poles
3. Water density increases when temperature ___.
decreases
4. Seawater is rich in ___.
sodium chloride
5. The salts in seawater come from ___.
the weathering of rock and soil
6. The oceanic zone richest in life is the ___ zone.
photic
7. The aphotic zone makes up the ___ of the ocean.
majority

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