Oceanography

3. the curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the Earth's rotation
4. the deepest known part of the worlds oceans
5. mountain chains underwater that form from tectonic plates pulling apart
8. begins at the end of the continental shelf slopes steeply downwards until hits the flattest part of the ocean
9. broad flat part of the ocean basin covered by mud and remains of tiny organisms
11. individual mountains of volcanic material
14. a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern
15. salt in the ocean
16. a stream like movement of ocean water far below the surface
18. a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface
19. the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance

1. the process of removing salt from ocean water
2. starts at the edge of the continental slope large piles of sediment below.
6. starts at the shore and slopes gently towards the ocean until the ocean floor begins to slope steeply downward
7. huge cracks in the deep-ocean basin that forms when one oceanic plate slides under a continental plate
10. the movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface
12. sound navigation and ranging
13. the swift, deep, and warm Atlantic current that flows along the eastern coast of the United States toward the northeast
17. forms from when mountains build up
20. a piece of land surrounded by water