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Ocean terms and definitions
An incline between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
Continental slope
Climate
Water Pressure
Ocean Current
The build up of sediments at the base of the continental slope.
Continental Rise
Long chains of mountains on the ocean floors. Along the ridges, lava erupts and forms new ocean floor.
Mid-Ocean ridge
Rim
Abyssal plain
Continental slope
A measure of the amount of salt dissolved in the ocean water.
alkalinity
nutrification
salinity
saltinity
The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Climate
Technology that uses sound waves to measure distances from the ocean floor to the surface.
Lidar
Radar
Hydrophone
Sonar
A motorized vehicle designed to go into the depths of the ocean to explore new areas.
submerssable
submarine
motorboat
buoy
Waves that are caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
Tsunami
An underwater mountain
Seamount
The shallow zone of water along the edge of the continents. This where you will find most coral reefs.
Continental shelf
Continental slope
Ocean trench
Abyssal plain
Land under the ocean.
Ocean floor
Caused by wind and ocean currents.
Waves
The movement of water and air caused by rotation of the earth.
Coriolis effect
A smooth, nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor that is covered with thick layers of mud
Continental slope
Continental shelf
Ocean trench
Abyssal plain
The coming in and going out of the ocean waters every 12 hours. Caused by the gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth.
tides
climate
storm
tsunami
A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans. Currents carry water from one place to another.
Tide
Ocean Current
Climate
Water Pressure
Movement of energy through a body of water.
wave
leak
current
amplitude
A piece of land that has been created from active volcanoes in the ocean. An island is surrounded by water completely.
lagoon
continent
volcanic Island
peninsula
The shore is the land at the edge of the ocean. This land also extends inland from the shore line.
rim
peninsula
abyssal plain
coastal plain
A long, deep valley on the ocean floor
Abyssal plain
Ocean trench
Continental shelf
Continental slope
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