Low tides that are not very low, and high tides that are not very high.
Every 6 hours
When the earth, moon, and sun are all aligned and at the same angle.
a Crest
A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake.
A groove cut in the continental shelf and slope.
Trough
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Winds that blow from west to east.
Trade Winds
Spring Tides
Abyssal Plain
Trenches
Continental Slope
A salt
Continental Shelf
When the earth, moon, and sun are at a 90 degree angle.
Sediments
The poles and the equator.
Breaker
Water that moves in a certain direction.
Tides
Gravitational Pull
Ocean Floor
Ocean water has salt.
What are Neap Tides?
What is Sodium Chloride?
What is the Submarine Canyon?
What do you call a wave in which the crest has tumbled forward?
What are very high tides and very low tides called?
Sand, clay, and other materials are called what?
The highest part of a wave is called what?
How often to tides rise and fall?
What are Westerlies?
What is another name for a mountain chain on the ocean floor?
What is another name for deep ocean valleys?
When are tides extremely high and extremely low? **HINT: (Where are the earth, moon, and sun located?)
What are tides primarily produced by?
What is the difference between ocean water and drinking water?
What is the rise and fall of ocean water called?
What is the flat part of the ocean floor called?
What is the lowest point of the wave called?
What part of the ocean lies at the bottom of the continental slope?
What part of the ocean bottom is near land?
In what part of the ocean bottom does the continental shelf plunge downward sharply?
In which two places is the ocean water less salty?
When are tides somewhat high and somewhat low? **HINT: (Where are the earth, moon, and sun located?)
What is a tsunami?
What is a current?
What do we call winds that blow from east to west?
