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| The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains basalt, is relatively dense, and is about 5 kilometers thick. |
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| The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is about 20 to 50 kilometers thick. |
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| a process involving the movement of large plates on the earth's mantle |
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| A continuous chain of underwater volcanic mountains encompassing the earth |
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| The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges |
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| The gently sloped, shallow section of the edge of a continent, extending from the shore to the point where the slope gets steeper. |
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| The steeper section of a continental edge, extending seaward from the continental shelf. |
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| The gently sloping area at the base of the continental slope. |
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| The downward movement of one plate into the earth's mantle when two plates collide. |
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| The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by 1.00°. |
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| The total amount of salt dissolved in a solvent. |
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| The way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds and resulting sea currents. |
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| Large, mostly circular systems of surface currents driven by the wind |
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| A time of largest tidal range due to the gravitational pull of the aligned sun and moon (during full and new moon). |
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| A time of smallest tidal range due to the sun and moon being located at right angles to each other (during quarter moons). |
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