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The ________ marks the transition between the warm surface layer and the deep zone of cold water in the oceans. Quizet

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A thermocline is the transition layer between the warmer mixed water at the surface and the cooler deep water below. It is relatively easy to tell when you have reached the thermocline in a body of water because there is a sudden change in temperature.

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