Ocean Floor Features

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What is the difference between a volcanic island and a seamount?

Back

A volcanic island rises above the water, while a seamount does not.

Front

What is the correct order of ocean floor features from the beach to the middle of the ocean?

Back

Continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain.

Front

Where is the continental slope located?

Back

At the end of the continental shelf.

Front

What geological process adds more crust to the ocean floor?

Back

Sea floor spreading.

Front

What creates a mid-ocean ridge?

Back

The tectonic plates spread apart.

Front

Define a volcanic island.

Back

A landform that rises above the ocean surface, formed by volcanic activity.

Front

What is a seamount?

Back

An underwater mountain formed by volcanic activity that does not reach the ocean surface.

Front

What is the continental shelf?

Back

The submerged border of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope.

Front

What is the continental slope?

Back

The steep descent from the continental shelf to the ocean floor.

Front

What is an abyssal plain?

Back

A flat, deep area of the ocean floor, typically found at depths of 3,000 to 6,000 meters.