Ocean Flashcards
Pacific ocean
its the largest and deepest ocean
Atlantic ocean
key for trade and travel for centuries
Indian ocean
19.8% of the water on earth is here
arctic ocean
smallest and shallowest ocean
southern ocean
this ocean is located around Antarctica
Salinity
salt and oils in the ocean
surface zone
sunlight zone
Thermocline
temperature of a lake and ocean
deep zone
where light dwindles
water cycle
way water affects earth and the cycle of it
Evaporation
water vaporizes and turns into clouds
Condensation
the way water condenses on objects
Precipitation
way water falls back to earth when frozen
continental shelf
a continent below the ocean
continental slope
the slope between the ocean and continental shelf
continental rise
a wide gentle incline from a ocean
abyssal plain
largest habitat on earth
mid-ocean ridge
a range of continuous underwater volcanoes
rift valley
a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges
Seamount
underwater mountains that rise thousands of feet
ocean trench
long deep and narrow topographic depressions on the ocean floor
Plankton
diverse collection of organisms found in water that are unable to propel themselves against a current.
Nekton
living organisms that are able to swim and move independently of currents
Benthos
organisms living on the bottom or associated with substrata
