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Which open-ocean zone order shows decreasing temperature?

deep zone, transition zone, surface zone
surface zone, transition zone, deep zone
transition zone, surface zone, deep zone
surface zone, deep zone, transition zone

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
surface zone, transition zone, deep zone

Explanation: sunlight warms the surface, temperature drops through the transition (thermocline) and is coldest in the deep zone.