oceans Flashcards
the largest and deepest of Earth’s five oceanic divisions
Pacific Ocean
he second-largest of the world’s five oceans
Atlantic Ocean
third-largest of the world’s five oceanic divisions
Indian Ocean
the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five major oceans
Arctic Ocean
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean
Southern Ocean
a measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid
Salinity
the uppermost level of the land or sea.
Surface Zone
a steep temperature gradient in a body of water such as a lake, marked by a layer above and below which the water is at different temperatures.
Thermocline
extending or situated relatively far down from a surface.
Deep zone
the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean
Water cycle
the sun heats liquid water, causing it to rise into the atmosphere as water vapor
Evaporation
as the water vapor rises into the atmosphere, it cools and interacts with dust particles.
Condensation
when the water droplets become heavy enough , they fall back to earth’s surface as precipitation
Precipitation
the gently sloping section of the continental margin located between the shoreline and the continental slope
Continental Shelf
the steeply inclined section of the of the continental margin located between the continental rise and the continental shelf
Continental slope
