Oceanography Vocabulary

Water that is a mixture of both fresh and salt.

• Estuary

• Mangrove Forest

• Brackish Water

• Salt Marsh

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Salinity

• The measure of dissolved salts in water

• Ocean currents that form a circular pattern

• The amount of mass in a unit of volume

• Warming of the pacific ocean that causes changes in global weather

Continental Slope

• The measure of dissolved salts in water

• The Steep boundary between the continental shelf and the continental rise

• The amount of mass in a unit of volume

• Warming of the pacific ocean that causes changes in global weather

El Nino

• The measure of dissolved salts in water

• Ocean currents that form a circular pattern

• The amount of mass in a unit of volume

• Warming of the pacific ocean that causes changes in global weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Continental Shelf

• The measure of dissolved salts in water

• Ocean currents that form a circular pattern

• The amount of mass in a unit of volume

• The flat or gentle sloping submerged part of the continent that extends from the shore to the slope

Gyre

• A rhythmic rise and fall of the water's surface primarily caused by wind

• The amount of mass in a unit of volume

• The measure of dissolved salts in water

• Ocean currents that form a circular pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Guyot

• A rhythmic rise and fall of the water's surface primarily caused by wind

• The amount of mass in a unit of volume

• Flat topped seamount

• Ocean currents that form a circular pattern

Seamount

• A rhythmic rise and fall of the water's surface primarily caused by wind

• A cone shaped undersea volcanic mountain that rises from the ocean floor

• The measure of dissolved salts in water

• Ocean currents that form a circular pattern

Waves

• A rhythmic rise and fall of the water's surface primarily caused by wind

• The amount of mass in a unit of volume

• The measure of dissolved salts in water

• Ocean currents that form a circular pattern

Beach

• The area of shore between the high-tide and low tide area

• The amount of mass in a unit of volume

• The measure of dissolved salts in water

• Ocean currents that form a circular pattern