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8 grd 5th unit vocab
Oceanography vocabulary for 8th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arbitrary | not having a reason; left to discretion |
| oceanographer | a scientist who studies the ocean |
| abyssal | having to do with the ocean depths |
| expanse | a large area seemingly without end |
| guyot | an underwater, flat-topped mountain |
| trench | a long, narrow canyon or cut |
| amplitude | the distance from the crest of a wave to the trough |
| crest | the high point of a wave |
| trough | the low point of a wave |
| wavelength | the distance between any two like points of a wave, such as the distance between two crests |
| decline | to go down; to lessen |
| thermocline | a layer of water in the ocean where the temperature declines rapidly with depth |
| dilute | to thin down by mixing with water |
| salinity | the amount of salt in a solution |
| atmosphere | a unit of measure based upon the air pressure at sea level |
| bathyal | of the zone along the continental slope |
| benthos | having to do with the plants and animals that live on the bottom of the ocean |
| cartilaginous | having a skeleton made of cartilage |
| habitat | the place where a plant or animal lives |
| intertidal | having to do with the zone between the high tide mark and the low tide mark |
| nekton | animal life of the oceans that are able to swim easily, including fish and whales |
| neritic | having to do with the zone between low tide and the edge of the continental shelf |
| plankton | the tiny plants and animals that float on the surface of the ocean and provide food for many marine animals |
| maneuverable | able to move around easily for positioning |
| sophisticated | highly complex |
| submersible | a vessel that may be used underwater |
| conjure | to bring to mind; to recall |
| disrupt | to break up |
| humidity | the amount of moisture in the air |
| marine | having to do with the ocean |
| moderate | to lessen the effects of |
| proximity | the state of being near |
| conception | an idea |
| cyclonic | rotating; moving in a circle |
| dissipate | to scatter or disperse |
| precaution | care taken beforehand to assure safety |
| prevailing | care taken beforehand to assure safety |
| saturated | holding all the moisture that can be held |
| scenario | the events that make up the whole picture or scene |
| desalination | the removal of salt from a solution |
| distillation | the process of heating, then cooling a liquid and collecting the condensation to effect purification |
| hydrologic | having to do with water |
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