Oceanography Vocabulary

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Guyot

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Flat topped seamount.

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Neap Tide

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More even tides, sun moon and earth form a right angle.

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Passive Margin

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Contains a broad shelf, rise, and slope, gradual border between ocean and continental crust.

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Seamount

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A cone shaped undersea volcanic mountain that rises from the ocean floor.

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Surface Currents

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Current that moves because of wind.

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Tide

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The rhythmic rise and fall of the water's surface primarily caused by gravitational forces.

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Salinity

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The measure of dissolved salts in water.

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Ocean Currents

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Continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by various forces.

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Continental Shelf

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The submerged border of a continent that slopes gently into the ocean.

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Thermohaline Circulation

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Ocean circulation driven by differences in water density, affected by temperature and salinity.