Oceanography Terms

4. - Large, periodic movements of water influenced by the moon and sun.
6. Tides - The stronger tides that occur when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned.
7. Ridge - A long, continuous underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
8. Slope - The sloping transition between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
11. - A submarine volcanic mountain with a peak above the ocean floor.
12. Tides - The weaker tides that occur during the first and third quarters of the moon.
14. Topography - Oceanic landforms that influence currents and water movement below the surface.

1. - The process where deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water rises to the surface.
2. currents - The continuous movement of ocean water driven by global winds and other factors.
3. - A type of ocean current that occurs at great depths, driven by temperature and salinity differences.
5. - The daily rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces.
9. Plains - A flat, nearly level area of the deep-ocean basin.
10. Shelf - The part of the ocean floor that extends from the continent’s edge to the continental slope.
11. Currents - The general movement of the ocean's surface driven primarily by wind.
13. - A flat-topped seamount.
14. - A system used to map the ocean floor using sound waves.