Water and Marine Life Vocab

A movement that transfers energy from point to point through matter

• wave

• current

• tide

The continuous flow of ocean water in a certain direction

• wave

• current

• tide

A movement of water caused by waves that strike the shore at an angle

• rip current

• surface current

• longshore current

A strong flow of water that returns seaward perpendicular to the shore

• rip current

• surface current

• longshore current

A gentle sloping area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the shoreline

• continental slope

• continental shelf

• continental rise

Relating to an ocean zone located between high and low tide lines

• Intertidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Oceanic Zone

Relating to the area of the ocean that extends from the low tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf

• Intertidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Oceanic Zone

Relating to the zone that extends from the edge of the continental shelf and covers the entire open ocean

• Intertidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Oceanic Zone

The tiny algae and animals that float in the surface zone

• Plankton

• Nekton

• Benthos

The free-swimming organisms

• Plankton

• Nekton

• Benthos