Physical features

Physical Features

The oceanic biome is "determined by physical and chemical environmental factors".(Biome-Major Biomes and their characteristics, par 15) Waves, tides, currents, transitions through oceanic zones, basin-like estuaries, continental shelves, abyssal plains, rises, ridges, and trenches all contribute to the physical aspect of the oceanic biome.(Oceanography and Marine Science, par 8)

(diagram of how waves move, https://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/waves.html