Earth Science Chapter 13

Carbon cycle refers to the cycling of Nitrogen compounds through the atmosphere

Varies from place to place

occupied by animals between the low tide mark and the edge of the continental shelf

The speed of sound waves in water is much faster than their speed in air

Surface water is typically much richer in oxygen than the deeper zones

is not penetrated by light

Seawater contains about 300 g of salt per kg of seawater

consist of tiny single celled animals and plants and other microscopic particles

vast bodies of salt water that separate the continents

Island arcs line the lip of trenches and subduction plates

A large section of ocean surrounded by land or islands

beginning of the deep ocean basin

ever changing place that extends underwater beyond the shore

the mathematical model of the earth that approximates the average surface elevation

smooth transition from slope to the floor

occupied by animals living between the high and low tide marks

Guyots- underwater volcanic vents

a coral reef that is separated from the mainland by a lagoon

Refers to anything having to do with oceans

Oceans near the equator are warmer than those nearest to the poles

perpetually dark and cold

the cycling of nitrogen compounds through the atmosphere

Lightning is a natural source of nitrogen that does not involve nitrogen fixing organisms

Coral reefs are found in shallow water due to their need for light

submerged edges of of continental plates

Coral reefs are often referred to as...

the Pacific Ocean atoll could have formed when a volcanic island collapsed into a caldera or a shallow seamount sank

The higher the salinity of the water the higher the freezing point

What day did God create land and arranged the supercontinent

Mean Sea Level (MSL) is slowly rising around the globe

Pelagic organisms do not live on the bottom of the ocean (squid)

bright and clear zone of the open ocean

area where only the highest tides or storm waves reach

Seamounts are submerged volcanoes and hills

The deepest part of the ocean is approximately 11,000 meters

Suitable for drinking

The oceans are divided into 5 different ocean basins

deep, flat zones of the ocean basins

Marine scientist and engineers