Water Properties
Amount of salt in the dead sea
34%
The zone on a beach with high and low tides, is underwater only part of the time.
Intertidal Zone
The submerged edges of the continental plates, before the dropoff point
Continental Shelf
Waters that have a high concentration of salt
Brine Water
Daily, or twice-daily changes in local sea level
Tides
Amount of salt normally in ocean water
3.5%
The zone between the low-tide mark and the edge of the continental shelf. Is warmer than deeper water, is well-lighted, and has both benthic and pelagic creatures
Littoral Zone
The bottom of the ocean floor, that is deeper than light can reach
Abyssal Plain
Waters that are a mix of fresh and salt water
Brackish Water
An indistinct zone extending from the shore as far inland as we can recognize land features affected by the ocean
Coastal Region
The 3 main dissolved gases that are normally found in ocean water
A zone of plentiful light, but only free-swimming creatures (no bottom dwellers)
Photic Zone
The smooth transition to the ocean floor where it starts to become less steep
Continental Rise
Openings in the ocean floor that can carry dissolved salt and minerals
Hydrothermal Vents
The measurement from the bottom of the wave to the top of the wave
Wave Height
The 4 main minerals normally found in ocean water
Sodium, Chloride, Magnesium, Sulfates
This zone has very little, to no light, crushing pressure. Creatures here must be tough to survive
Abyssal Zone
The beginning of the deep ocean basin, where the angle of the dropoff becomes steeper
Continental Slope
The place where freshwater from a river meets the ocean
Estuary
The distance between one wave and the other
Wavelength
The 2 named tides that happen based on the sun, earth, and moon's angles
Spring and Neap Tide
Zone where very few people have explored. Forms of life here have adapted to crushing pressure and no light
Hadal Zone
The 5 ocean basins
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern
The amount of dissolved salt in a given quantity of liquid
Salinity
The part of the wave measuring from one end of the wave to the other end
Wave Base