Oceans

Question 1

salinity

Answer 1

the saltiness of sea water

Question 2

continental shelf

Answer 2

the gently sloping part of the continent that is underwater

Question 3

continental slope

Answer 3

the drop off

Question 4

abyssal plain

Answer 4

the flat region of the ocean floor

Question 5

trench

Answer 5

a deep underwater trough created by one plate going under another

Question 6

seamount

Answer 6

an underwater volcano

Question 7

guyot

Answer 7

seamount with a flat top

Question 8

hydrothermal vent

Answer 8

underwater hot springs found along mid-ocean ridges

Question 9

surface currents

Answer 9

a movement of water that occurs along the surface of the ocean

Question 10

upwelling

Answer 10

the movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface

Question 11

gyres

Answer 11

large circular currents caused by waters flowing along shores

Question 12

waves

Answer 12

caused by wind or ocean floor movement

Question 13

longshore currents

Answer 13

waves come into the beach at an angle and go back out straight moving sand along the beach

Question 14

tides

Answer 14

the daily rise and fall of sea levels