| A | B |
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| Abrasion | The slow grinding of waves on rocks. |
| Abyssal Plains | Flat level ocean floors. |
| Baymouth Bar | A spit that has cross an entire bay. |
| Barrier Island | A low elongated ridge that follows the seashore. |
| Beach Drift | The movement of sediments in a zig-zag pattern. |
| Beach Nourishment | Adding large quantities of sand to the beach to replace the sediment that is lost due to erosion. |
| Biogenous | Sediments derived from organisms. |
| Breakwater | A barrier that is created to stop wave movement on shore. |
| Coriolis Effect | The pulling effect that is created by the spinning of the Earth. |
| Deep Ocean Trenches | Deep, narrow features found at subduction zone in the ocean. |
| Desalination | The removal of salts and other chemicals from salt water. |
| Emergent Coast | A coast created by the sudden uplift or drop of the coastal line. |
| Fetch | The distance the wind travels across a water surface creating waves. |
| Groin | Barriers built at right angles to catch sediment moving from a beach. |
| Grye | The currents of the ocean. |
| Guyots | Submerged flat-topped seamounts. |
| Halocline | The line at which there is a rapid change in salinity in ocean layers. |
| Hydrogenous | Minerals that are derived from the direct crystallization of seawater. |
| Longshore Current | Currents near the shore that aid in sediment movement. |
| Manganese Nodules | Ore enrich seafloor bumps that can be mined for a profit. |
| Mid-Ocean Ridges | Where sea floor spreading occurs. |
| Neap Tide | Create the shortest daily tide ranges during ¼ and ¾ moons. |
| Oceanography | The study of the oceans using all sciences. |
| Outgassing | The release of gas from the interior portion of the Earth |
| Rift Valleys | Valleys created as a result of a mid-ocean ridge. |
| Salinity | The proportion of dissolved salts to pure water. |
| Sea Arch | The result of two sea caves falling down. |
| Sea Stack | The remnants of a sea arch. |
| Seamounts | Volcanic Mountains under the sea. |
| Seawall | Massive barriers meant to stop waves from reaching the shore. |
| Spit | Elongated ridges of sand that protrude into bays. |
| Spring Tide | Create the largest daily tide ranges during full and new moons. |
| Submergent Coast | A coast created by the rise or lowering of the sea level. |
| Surf | Turbulent waves created from wave translation. |
| Terrigenous | Sediments derived from land. |
| Thermocline | The line at which there is a rapid change in temperature in ocean layers. |
| Thermohaline Circulation | Deep ocean circulation as a result of temperature and salt content. |
| Tidal Current | Used to describe the horizontal movement associated with each tide. |
| Tidal Delta | Deposits created because of tidal movements. |
| Tidal Flat | Areas that are affected by tidal currents. |
| Tide | The daily changes in the elevation of the ocean surface. |
| Tombolo | A ridge of sand that connects the shore to an island. |
| Upwelling | Vertical water movement of cold to replace hot water that has been moved by winds. |
| Wave Height | The distance between wave trough and wave crest. |
| Wave of Oscillation | The slow movement of the waves in open seawater. |
| Wave of Translation | When waves cannot oscillate and other waves catch up and break forward. |
| Wave Period | The amount of time it takes one wave cycle to be completed. |
| Wave Refraction | The bending of waves. |
| Wave-cut Cliff | Cliffs created by the continual cutting of the surface by oceans. |
| Wave-cut Platform | A relatively flat bench like surface left by a receding cliff. |
| Wavelength | The distance between two wave crests or wave troughs. |
