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the more you go down the denser the water gets until the water is so dense that the sunlight can't reach the bottom of the ocean.

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Light - even the brightest light - can only penetrate water to a certain depth, and below that depth, it is completely dark, save for some phosphorescence in certain creatures.

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Its intensity decreases.

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It gets darker and weakens

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Q: Why does the light decrease as you go deeper into the ocean?
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