Oceanography Vocabulary

Tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, at the new and full moons.

• Neap Tide

• High Tide

• Spring Tide

• Tidal range

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The highest point of a wave.

• Trough

• Spring Tide

• Crest

• Neap Tide

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern.

• Tides

• Ocean Currents

• Gulf Stream

• waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A tide minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon.

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

• Low Tide

• High Tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The daily rise and fall of Earth’s waters on shores.

• Waves

• Tides

• Coriolis Effect

• Spring Tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The movement of energy through a body of water.

• Ocean Current

• Wave

• Tidal Range

• Tidal Bulge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A smooth, nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor.

• Continental Shelf

• Continental Slope

• Abyssal Plain

• Neritic Zone

An abnormal climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years in the Pacific Ocean, causing changes in winds, currents, and weather patterns that can lead to dramatic climate changes.

• Ocean Current

• El Nino

• Gulf Stream

• Salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Located between low and high tide limits.

• Nekton

• Intertidal Zone

• Oceanic

• Deep Zone

Includes the volume of water that covers the entire sea-floor except for the continental shelf.

• Intertidal Zone

• Oceanic Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Abyssal Plain