2023 Oceanography Vocab

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Edge of a continent under the ocean, ends at shelf break.
Back
continental shelf
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Dissolved salt concentration in water (avg seawater: 3.5% or 35,000 ppm; tap water: <100 ppm)
Back
salinity
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Smooth, flat region of deep ocean floor
Back
Abyssal plain
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Past the shelf break, this part of the continental crust descends to the deep ocean floor.
Back
continental slope
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Area in water up to 200m depth where sunlight allows photosynthesis.
Back
Photic zone
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Study of Earth’s oceans
Back
Oceanography
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Ocean zone consisting of the ocean floor, including the continental shelf and deep ocean floor.
Back
benthic zone
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