Chapter 2: The Oceans Review Questions

The total amount of dissolved salts in a sample of water:

________ is a volcanic mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.

A ________ is a long, deep valley on the ocean floor through which old ocean floor sinks back toward the mantle.

The steep edge of the continental shelf is called the

The _____________ is a gently sloping, shallow area that extends outward from the edge of each continent.

The _________ is a broad area covered with thick layers of mud and silt.

___________ are long chains of mountains on the ocean floors.

A _______ is the movement of energy through a body of water.

The horizontal distance between crests is the __________.

The number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is called