OCEANS Oceanography Studies of the oceans Marine Geology Studies of the ocean s physical features Marine Biology Studies of the life in the oceans Sea A large body of water surrounded either on all sides or by most Bathymetric Areas Where the depth of the ocean is measured Continental Margin Where land meets ocean Slope Where the sea floor slopes down Shelf Shallow plain close to margin Abyssal Plain Deep plain far from margin Canyon Dissects the shelf Fan Where all the waste from the canyon goes There are no active fault lines in area Atlantic There are active fault lines in area More salt in colder deeper water less in opposite Higher temps are less salty and higher in depth Passive Margins Active Margins Salinity Temperature Density Based off of Temp and Salinity ThermoHaline Current Cold water sinks and gets salty warmer water does the opposite Gulf Stream Warm water flowing from Florida to Europe
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