Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
8 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Salinity
|
salt; the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
|
|
Sonar
|
A system for the detection of objects under water and for measuring the water's depth by emitting sound pulses and detecting or measurement
|
|
seamount
|
is a mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water's surface
|
|
trench
|
A long, narrow ditch.
|
|
continental slope
|
the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
|
|
continental shelf
|
the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent
|
|
abyssal plain
|
is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3000 and 6000 meters.
|
|
mid-ocean ridge
|
is general term for an underwater mountain system that consists of various mountain ranges
|