| A | B |
|---|
| iceberg | a large floating mass of ice |
| glaicer | a a slowly moving mass of ice made from snow |
| aquifer | a geological formation containing groundwater |
| permeable | can be penitrated |
| impermeable | impassible |
| water table | an area beneath the earths surface saturated with water |
| saturation zone | an area below the water table |
| waste water | water that has been used |
| desalination | the removal of salt |
| sonar | a method for detectind objects in the water |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet |
| seamount | an underwater mountain rising several fathoms |
| contidental slope | a steep slope seperating the contidental shelf from the deep sea basin |
| contidental shelf | a slopind area of the contidental margin |
| abyssal plain | a large,flat area in the deep sea basin |
| salinity | the amount of desolved salt in water |
| density | a ratio of mass to a ratio of volume |
| tide | the periodic rise and fall of water |
| spring tide | the rise and fall of water after a new moon |
| wave | a disturbance on the surface of any body of water |
