4.7 Oceans SOL Vocabulary Review

The shallow, gently sloping underwater area near the coast.

• continental shelf
• continental slope
• continental rise

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

• continental shelf
• continental slope
• continental rise

A mound of sediment at the base of the continental slope

• continental shelf
• continental slope
• continental rise

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

• abyssal plain
• trench

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

• abyssal plain
• trench

The amount of salt dissolved in water.

• salinity
• photosynthesis

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

• tides
• currents

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

• currents
• river
• bay
• lake
• ocean

A large, natural stream of water that flows to a larger body of water

• currents
• river
• bay
• lake
• ocean

A body of water that is partly surrounded by land and connects to a larger body of water such as an ocean

• currents
• river
• bay
• lake
• ocean