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an ocean movement that is created when energy is transferred from a source such as the wind to the surface of the water
wave
an ocean movement that is controlled by the moon
tide
an ocean movement that is caused by the wind and can influence climates around the world
current
a term used to describe the amount of salt dissolved in water
salinity
the part of the continental crust that slowly slopes out into the ocean, in the shallow part of the ocean
continental shelf
ocean floor's gradual slope between the continental slope and the abyssal plain
continental rise
the flat surface on the ocean floor
abyssal plain
deep underwater valleys
trench
underwater mountain ranges
mid ocean ridge
ocean volcano
seamount
microscopic floating organism that is a source of food for many ocean animals
plankton
north pole region is located in what ecosystem
artic ocean ecosystem
Earth is covered with what percent of ocean
70 %
what colors are animals in the deep
red or black
why is it hard to live in the deep sea
pressure is high, cold, hard to see
ocean zone order
sunlight, twilight, midnight, abyss, and trench
