This is the steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continent.
What is Continental rise?
100
Area of the deep ocean floor between the continental margin and the mid ocean ridge.
What is Ocean basin floor?
100
Masses of ocean water that flows from one place to another.
What are ocean currents?
100
The scientific study of the oceans and oceanic phenomenon.
What is Oceanography?
200
The gently sloping submerged portion of the continental margin, extending from the shoreline to the continental slope.
What is Continental shelf?
200
The area of seafloor spreading associated with a divergent plate boundary.
What is Mid Ocean ridge?
200
Movement of water that flows horizontally in the upper part of the ocean.
What is surface current?
200
The measurement of ocean depths and charting the shape or topography of the ocean floor.
What is bathymetry?
300
The gently sloping surface at the base of the continent.
What is Continental rise?
300
This is a very flat, level area of the deep-ocean floor
What is Abyssal plains?
300
A downslope movement of dense, sediment laden water created when sand and mud on the continental shelf and slope are dislodged and thrown into suspension.
What are turbidity currents?
300
The portion of dissolved salts to pure water.
What is salinity?
400
The portion of the seafloor adjacent to the continents.
What is Continental margins?
400
There are always how many high tides and low tides on the earth at the same time.
What is 2 (two)
400
The rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water that has been moved away.
What is upwelling?
400
The ocean layer of rapid temperature change with depth is known as this.
What is the thermocline?
500
This a submerged flat-topped seamount.
What is a guyot?
500
This is the % of ocean water that is pure water.
What is 96.5%
500
This is the driving force for surface ocean currents.
What is the wind?
500
The amount of solar energy an area receives depends on this.