Chapter 2 Water Vocab

Front

Total dissolved salts in water

Back

Salinity

Front

System using reflected sound waves to locate underwater objects

Back

Sonar

Front

A steep-sided volcanic mountain from the ocean floor

Back

Seamount

Front

Deep, steep-sided ocean canyon

Back

Trench

Front

Gently sloping, shallow ocean floor area extending from a continent.

Back

Continental Shelf

Front

Steep ocean floor incline from continental shelf edge

Back

Continental Slope

Front

Smooth, flat region of deep ocean floor

Back

Abyssal Plain

Front

Undersea mountain chain producing new ocean floor

Back

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Front

Disturbance transferring energy from place to place

Back

Wave

Front

Vertical distance from wave crest to trough

Back

Wave Height