| A | B |
| barnacle | An ocean animal that has a hard shell and will attach itself to things. |
| cartilage | A hard bendable material in animal bodies that is not bone. |
| continent | A big piece of land. There are seven continents on Earth. |
| continental shelf | A slant of land that goes from the shore of continents out into the ocean. Most seafood comes from here. |
| gill | This is what a fish uses to breathe. |
| intertidal zone | The part of shore that is covered with water at high tide and uncovered at low tide. |
| invertebrates | Animals without a backbone such as jellyfish, shell fish, snails, scallops, and crabs. |
| island | The part of an underwater mountain that is above water. |
| kelp | A big seaweed plant that animals hide in and eat. |
| mussels | An ocean animal that has a black shell. |
| ocean | A huge body of salt water. |
| seaweed | A plant that lives in the ocean. |
| shark | An ocean fish that has sharp teeth and eats meat. |
| tentacles | The long arms and legs of sea animals such as octopus, jellyfish, and squid. |
| tide | The rise and fall of ocean water. |
| waves | The movement of water from the wind. |
| sea urchin | An ocean animal with spikes that crawls the ocean floor. |