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Marine Biology Ch 1

Chapter 1 vocab

TermDefinition
salinity The total amount of salt dissolved in a solvent.
Continental rise The gently sloping area at the base of the continental slope.
Specific heat The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of a substance by 1 C.
neap tide A time of smallest tidal range due to the moon and sun being located at right angles to each other (during quarter moons.)
seafloor spreading The process that creates new seafloor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges.
Coriolis effect The way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds and resulting sea currents.
continental crust The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50km thick.
subduction The downward movement of 1 plate into the earth's mantle when 2 plates collide.
oceanic crust The portion of the earth's crust primarily contains basalt, is relatively dense, and about 5km thick.
continental shelf The gently sloped, shallow section of the edge of a continent, extending from the shore to the point where the slope gets steeper.
plate tectonics A process involving the movement of large plates on the earth's mantle.
gyres Large, mostly circular systems of surface currents drive by the wind.
Spring tide A time of largest tidal range due to the gravitational pull of the aligned sun and moon (during full moon and new moon).
Continental Slope The steeper section of a continental edge, extending seaward from the continental shelf.
mid-ocean ridge A continuous chain of underwater volcanic mountains encompassing the earth.
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