Ocean environmentVocabulary

Grade 5SOL 5.6

Created by;Kim Smith

Large bodies of water that cover about 70% of the surface of the Earth.

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The edge of a continent that is beneath the ocean surface; this area is relatively shallow.

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A steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf that goes down toward the deep ocean floor.

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A gently sloping area at the edge of the continental slope where sediments are deposited; this leads to

the open ocean floor.

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A very deep underwater ditch or canyon.

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A large, flat region of the open ocean floor.

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A landmass surrounded by water.

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A mountain chain running through every major ocean.

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A crack in the ocean floor smaller than a trench.

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An underwater peak.

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How deep the ocean is.

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The measure of the amount of salt in the water.

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A river like movement of water within a large body of water; some things that affect this are the

density of the water, the difference in temperatures, wind, tides, and gravity.

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A major ocean current that runs along the east coast of North America.

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Small pieces of rock or sand and mud moved by the ocean.

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Plants and animals that live in or depend on the ocean for survival.

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A swell or rise along the surface of a large body of water caused by the pull of gravity or by the wind.

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The rise and fall of the level of the ocean, rivers, etc.; caused by the gravitational pull of the moon

and the sun and the rotation of the earth.

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Water that runs off land into a stream, river, or ocean.

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Plant or animal organisms that float in the ocean and that are usually microscopic.

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Plant like plankton found in the ocean.

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Animal like plankton found ion the ocean.

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All of the living and nonliving things that are found in an area and depend on each other for survival.

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A partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with saltwater, the northern part

of the Chesapeake Bay is an example.

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