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(5th) Science
(5th) Science Ch. 12 (Vocab) Earth's Oceans
Term | Definition |
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Salinity | Amount of salt in water |
Water Pressure | Downward push of water on a given area |
Continental Shelf | Part of the ocean floor that drops gently near the land |
Continental Slope | Part of the ocean floor that slopes steeply |
Abyssal Plain | Large, flat area of the ocean floor |
Wave | Disturbance that carries energy through matter or space |
Current | Stream of water that flows like a river through the ocean |
Tide | Repeated rise and fall of the water level of the ocean |
Shore | Area where the ocean and the land meet and interact |
Headland | Point of land at the shore where hard rock is left behind and other materials are washed away |
Tide Pool | Temporary pool of ocean water that gets trapped between rocks when the tide goes out |
Jetty | Wall-like structure that sticks out into the ocean to prevent sand from being carried away |