oceans Flashcards
pacific
largest ocean
atlantic
2nd largest ocean
Indian ocean
3rd largest ocean
arctic ocean
smallest ocean
southern ocean
ocean around antartica
salinty
the level of salt in a body of water
surface zone
0 to 300 meters
thermocline
300 to 700 meters
deep zone
700 meters below
evaporation
water to gas
condensation
gas to water
precipitation
water drips from the sky when clouds get to heavy
water cycle
the process which water is recycled
continental shelf
sloping section between the shoreline and continental slope
continental slope
between continental shelf and rise
Continental divide
where water flows towards a certain ocean
abyssal plain
a large flat ocean basin
mid ocean ridge
undersea mountain range
rift valley
long narrow valley that forms along splitting tectonic plates
seamount
a submerged mountain at least 1,000 ft high
ocean trench
steep long depression in the ocean along volcanos
plankton
microscopic organisms the make this world possible
nekton
a animal that moves in the ocean
benthos
animals that live in a seabed
desalinization
turning salt water into fresh water
