Key Terms and Concepts

abyssal hill

abyssal plain

active margin

barrier island

beach

carbonate compensation depth

continental margin

continental rise

continental slope

foraminiferal ooze

guyot

hurricane

longshore current

passive margin

pelagic sediment

seamount

shoreline

siliceous ooze

spit

storm surge

tidal flat

tide

turbidity current

wave-cut terrace