the total amount of dissolved salts in a water sample

a system that uses reflected sound waves to locate and determine the distance to objects under water

a steep-sided volcanic mountain rising from the deep-ocean floor

a deep. steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor

a steep incline of the ocean floor leading from the edge of the continental shelf

A gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent

a smooth nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor

an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean

the movement if energy through a body of water

the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as the distance between two crests

the number of complete waves that pass given point in a certain amount of time

the vertical distance from the crest of a wave to the trough

a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor

the movement of water and sediment down a beach caused by waves coming to a shore at an angle

a strong narrow current that flows briefly from the shore back toward the clean through a narrow opening

a wall made of rocks or concrete that is built outward from a beach to reduce erosion

a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans

the effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents

the average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and in an area

an abnormal climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean, causing changes in winds, currents, and weather patterns for one to two years

a climate event in the eastern Pacific Ocean in which surface waters are colder than normal

an area between the highest high-tide line on land and the point on the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low-tide line

the area of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf

the deepest darkest area of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf

tiny algae animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents

free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column

organisms that live on the ocean or another body of water

the pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains among the various organism in an ecosystem

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water science chap 2

Question	Answer
salinity	the total amount of dissolved salts in a water sample
sonar	a system that uses reflected sound waves to locate and determine the distance to objects under water
seamount	a steep-sided volcanic mountain rising from the deep-ocean floor
trench	a deep. steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor
continental slope	a steep incline of the ocean floor leading from the edge of the continental shelf
continental shelf	A gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent
abyssal plain	a smooth nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor
mid-ocean ridge	an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean
wave	the movement if energy through a body of water
wavelength	the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as the distance between two crests
frequency	the number of complete waves that pass given point in a certain amount of time
wave hight	the vertical distance from the crest of a wave to the trough
tsunami	a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
longshore drift	the movement of water and sediment down a beach caused by waves coming to a shore at an angle
rip current	a strong narrow current that flows briefly from the shore back toward the clean through a narrow opening
groin	a wall made of rocks or concrete that is built outward from a beach to reduce erosion
current	a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans
Coriolis effect	the effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
climate	the average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and in an area
El Nino	an abnormal climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean, causing changes in winds, currents, and weather patterns for one to two years
La Nina	a climate event in the eastern Pacific Ocean in which surface waters are colder than normal
intertidal zone	an area between the highest high-tide line on land and the point on the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low-tide line
neritic zone	the area of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf
open-ocean zone	the deepest darkest area of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf
plankton	tiny algae animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents
nekton	free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
benthos	organisms that live on the ocean or another body of water
food web	the pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains among the various organism in an ecosystem

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