Dynamic Planet 2016 Oceanography

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

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

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

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

Microscopic, free-floating, autotrophic plant organisms

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

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

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

highest part of a progresive wave

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

any living thing in an ocean

Number of waves passing a fixed point per second

An organism that feeds on producers

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