Water Temperature Drops Rapidly Between the Euphotic Zone and the Abyssal

question 87

Multiple Choice

Water temperature drops rapidly between the euphotic zone and the abyssal zone of the ocean. This transition layer is called the ____.

• A) thermocline
• B) thermosphere
• C) estuary
• D) continental shelf decline
• E) hydrocline

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