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Oceanography 4.2
vocab list
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plankton | the tiny plants and animals living on the ocean surface that cannot be seen with the naked eye |
| prevailing winds | the winds that blow mostly from one direction |
| saline | a saltwater solution |
| sand | rock and meneral particles smaller than 2mm in diameter |
| sand dune | a hill of sand built up by wind |
| shoreline | the land along the edge of the ocean water |
| sonar | a method of detecting objects using sound waves |
| submarine canyon | a groove cut in the continental shelf and slope |
| tide | the rise and fall of ocean water |
| trade winds | the winds that blow from east to west toward the equator |
| trench | a deep ocean valley |
| tsunami | a large ocean wave, reaching up to 30 meters, caused by an underwater earthquake or landslide |
| wave | the rise and fall movement of ocean water |
| westerlies | the winds that flow from west to east away from the equator |