[CHAPTER 4. WATER AND OCEAN STRUCTURE] Sound can travel for much greater distances through water than light waves can before being absorbed because ____.

[CHAPTER 3. THE OCEAN FLOOR] The submerged outer edge of a continent is called the ____.

[CHAPTER 1. AN OCEAN WORLD] The cousin of which scientist worked out the first rough chart of the Gulf Stream?

[CHAPTER 4. WATER AND OCEAN STRUCTURE] Water behaves like a(n) ____, which prevents broad swings of pH.

[CHAPTER 8. COASTS] The Pacific coast is commonly called a(n) ____.

[CHAPTER 6. OCEAN CIRCULATION]   North-flowing winds along the West Coast of North America produce ____, which has no direct effect on climate or productivity.

[CHAPTER 10. MARINE COMMUNITIES] Organisms with backbones are called ____.

[CHAPTER 8. COASTS] Steep sea cliffs on erosional coasts are usually caused by ____.

[CHAPTER 7. WAVES AND TIDES] Waves tend to be parallel to the shore when they break due to the process of ____.

[CHAPTER 8. COASTS] Which feature is typically found along Pacific-type active margins?