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| The amount of salt in a solution. |
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| A layer in a body of water in which temperture drops with increased depth faster thn it does in othr layers. |
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| The edge of the continent that is covered by the ocean. |
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| Begins at the end of the Continental Margin. |
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| A long, undersea mountain chain that forms along the floor of the ocean. |
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| A long, narrow depression in the Deep-Ocean Basin. |
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| Any disturbance that transfers energy through matter or empty space. |
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| Any disturbance thattransfers energy through ocean water. |
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| The very top point of the wave. |
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| The lowest point of the wave. |
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| The distnce between crest to cest, or trough to trough. |
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| Is half the distance of the crest and trough. |
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| Is a measurement of how much time it takes for a wave to pass a fixed point. |
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| This wave carrys enegy through matter, such as water. |
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| Wind, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Landslides |
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| A series of waves that form wen a large volume of ocean water issuddenly moved up and down. |
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| The oceans contain streamlike movements or water. |
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| Ocean currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean, caused by wind. |
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| Crrents change direction when they meet continents. |
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| The deflection of moving objects from straight path due to Earth's rotation. |
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| Movements of ocean water far below the surface. |
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| A movement of water that results from density differences in the ocean. |
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| The warm surface water is replacedby cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean in a process. |
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