Ocean Topic 3 HW 3 Features of the Ocean Floor

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Continental shelf description

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A shallow area of sediment near the shore.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Deepest part of the ocean?

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ocean trench

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Large flat ocean floor region often covered in sediments.

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abyssal plain

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Part of the ocean floor most affected by sea level change:

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continental shelf

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Zone where a trench forms?

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Subduction

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Seafloor spreading creates:

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Mid-ocean ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

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along mid-ocean ridges.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Manganese nodules belong to:

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hydrogenous sediments.

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Avalanches of swift moving water carrying sediment are called?

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Turbidity currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Sediment type at continental shelf?

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Lithogenous