The Oceans

A smooth nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor

• abyssal plain

• aerosols

• seamount

• continental shelf

organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or another body

• rip current

• groin

• benthos

• sonar

a gently sloping shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from teh edge of a continenet

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

• seamount

• continental shelf

a steep incline of the ocean floor leading down from the edge of the continental shelf

• seamount

• continental slope

• mid ocean ridge

• trench

the effect of the earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents

• hurricane

• Coriolis effect

• wave

• tsunami

a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans

• climate

• winds

• current

• wavelength

the average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in an area

• climate

• convection current

• currents

• winds

an abnormal climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean, causing changes in winds, currents and weather patterns for one to two years

• climate

• La Nina

• El Nino

• tsunami

a wall made of rocks or concrete that is built outward from a beach to reduce erosion

• groin

• rip current

• groundwater

• longshore drift

the number of complete waves that pass agiven point in a certain number of time

• waves

• wavelength

• groin

• frequency