Term
|
Definition
| a deep space, gulf, or cavity that extends from 4,000 meters to 6,000 meters |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the flat part of the ocean floor (3,500-6,000m deep) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| pile of sand and sediments at the base of the continental slope; curves down from the slope to the ocean floor (4,000-5,000m deep) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the land around the edge of a continent that is under the shallowest water (150-200m deep) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the steep drop-off in the seafloor that extends from the shelf down to the rise (200m- 4.000m deep) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the top of a wave before it breaks |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| streams of water within the ocean; can be caused by wind or water temperature and salinity deeper in the ocean |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the distance below the ocean’s surface |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a major ocean current on the east coast of the United States |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the area that extends from 1,000 meters to 4,000 meters; pitch black due to no sunlight at all; extreme pressure due to depth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| mountains found on the ocean floor where plates of the Earth come together |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| deep cracks in the flat bottom of the ocean floor ( up to 11,000m deep) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| plant-like organisms that produce most of the Earth’s oxygen and serves as the base of the oceans ecosystem |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| small floating organisms that eat the phytoplankton |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a measurement of the amount of salt dissolved in water |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an underwater mountain that lies completely below the sea (also called an ocean ridge) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the area that extends to a depth of 200 meters; well lit by sunlight and most of the oceanic food is produced and found there |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the rise and fall of the oceans due to the gravitational pull of the moon and, to a lesser degree, the sun |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| deep valley on the bottom of the ocean |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the bottom portion of a wave |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the area that extends from 200 meters to 1,000 meters; some light is found there (Most organisms there are consumers and come up to the Sunlight Zone to feed.) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a disturbance seen on the surface of the water caused by winds. |
|
|
