Grade 4 Vocabulary Review 4.7 Oceans

The phases of the moon are responsible for the changes in ___________ range.

• temperature
• tide
• humidity
• wind speed

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A body of salt water that covers most of the Earth.

• Ocean
• Desert
• Forest
• Mountain

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The amount of salt dissolved in water.

• salinity

• evaporation

• condensation

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The regular rise and fall of sea levels that are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.

• Tides
• Tsunami
• Sea Currents
• Ocean Waves

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The shallow, gently sloping underwater area near the coast.

• Deep Sea
• Ocean Floor
• Continental Shelf
• Trench

A steep slope that connects the continental shelf to the deep sea.

• Continental Drift
• Continental Divide
• Continental Slope
• Continental Plate

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A mound of sediment at the base of the continental slope.

• Continental Rise

• Continental Shelf
• Continental Drift
• Continental Slope

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A dark, flat area on the ocean floor that is thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface.

• Abyssal Plain
• Continental Shelf
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Trench

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A narrow canyon in the ocean floor. Usually tens of thousands of feet deep.

• Trench
• Ridge
• Plateau
• Basin

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The motion of the water caused by things such as wind and temperature.

• Current
• Tide
• Wave
• Ripple

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