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SOL 5.6 Ocean Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abyssal plain | the flat part of the ocean floor |
| continental rise | pile of sand and sediments at the base of the continental slope; curves down from the slope to the ocean floor |
| continental shelf | the land around the edge of a continent that is under the shallowest water |
| continental slope | the steep drop-off in the seafloor that extends from the shelf down to the rise |
| crest | the top of a wave before it breaks |
| currents | streams of water within the ocean; can be caused by wind or water temperature and salinity deeper in the ocean |
| Gulf Stream | a major ocean current on the east coast of the United States |
| depth | the distance below the ocean’s surface |
| ocean ridges | mountains found on the ocean floor where plates of the Earth come together |
| phytoplankton | plant-like organisms that produce most of the Earth’s oxygen and serves as the base of the ocean ecosystem |
| ocean trenches | deep cracks in the flat bottom of the ocean floor |
| salinity | a measurement of the amount of salt dissolved in water |
| trough | the bottom portion of a wave |
| trench | deep valley on the bottom of the ocean |
| wave | a disturbance seen on the surface of the water caused by winds |
| tides | the rise and fall of the oceans due to the gravitational pull of the moon and, to a lesser degree, the sun |
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