Dynamic Planet 2016 Oceanography

any living thing in an ocean

The reference level (0.0) from which tidal height is measured

Microscopic, free-floating, autotrophic plant organisms

A "no tide" point in an ocean caused by basin resonances

Attachment of water molecules to other substances by hydrogen bonds. Wetting.

small free-floating animals that form part of plankton that feed on marine algae.

A phenomenon in which Earth's plates split apart causing more rock to erupt to the ocean floor.

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The mass of living material in a given are or volume of habitat.

The deposit of sediments found at a river moth, sometimes triangular in shape (Greek Letter)

An organism that feeds on producers

Tide caused by gravitational and inertial interaction of the moon and Earth.

Heat added to a liquid during evaporation that produces a change in state by no change in temp.

Large circuit of air driven by uneven solar heating and the Coriolis effect. 

The reference level (0.0) from which tidal height is measured.

Water rushing into an enclosed harbor or bay because ofthe riseinsealevelastidecrestapproaches.

This type of tidal cycle is found commonly in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The cold temperature of the water, the water molecules are + closer together in this region.

Number of waves passing a fixed point per second

highest part of a progresive wave

The zone of the ocean in which salinity increases rapidly with depth

Underwater vehicle used in ocean exploration that is well constructed to withstand pressure.

The theory that the continents move slowly across the surface of the Earth.