Ocean Vocab Test Review

Front

Underwater mountain chain

Back

mid-ocean ridge

Front

Up-and-down movement of water surface, often due to wind.

Back

waves

Front

Begins at the edge of the continental shelf and quickly drops.

Back

continental slope

Front

Deepest part of the ocean

Back

trench

Front

A mountain that breaks through the water's surface

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island

Front

Tiny free-floating water organisms that perform most photosynthesis on Earth.

Back

phytoplankton

Front

Daily rise and fall of ocean surface due to gravitational pull of Earth, moon, and sun.

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tides

Front

A ___________ is a stream or river of water in the ocean.

Back

current

Front

Amount of salt in water

Back

salinity

Front

Animal-like tiny free-floating organisms in water?

Back

zooplankton