A | B |
Why some areas of ocean are saltier | Evaporation |
The cause of surface waves in the ocean | Wind |
Currents | Rivers of water in the oceans |
Seamounts | Isolated volcanoes on the seafloor |
Abyssal Plains | The flat portions of the seafloor |
Mid-Ocean Ridges | Rows of mountains where new crust is formed |
Trenches | Deepest part of the earth's surface |
Continental Slope | Steep area where ocean depth increased rapidly |
Pacific Ocean | The ocean with the most trenches |
Atlantic Ocean | Ocean with the most abyssal plains |
Continental Shelf | Shallow zone of ocean that is submerged continent |
Tides | Daily changes in sea level caused by gravitational forces |
Gulf Stream | An example of a current |
Hawaii | An example of a seamount |
crest | The top part of a wave |
breaker | A tide that "turns over" and crashes onto a beach |
salinity | The amount of salt in water |
Continental Margin | includes the continental shelf, slope, and rise |
Continental Rise | Located at the bottom of the continental slope |
Arctic Ocean | The ocean mostly covered in ice |