The Ocean Floor

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What is the underwater edge of a continent called?

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Continental Shelf

Front

What is the large, flat part of the ocean floor?

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Abyssal Plain

Front

What is the sediment underwater feature found between the slope and the abyssal plains?

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Continental Rise

Front

What is the sharp underwater hill connecting the continent to the ocean floor?

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Continental Slope

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If you are walking into the ocean, you would be on the continental...

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Shelf

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the steep slope leading down from the continental shelf?

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Continental Slope

Front

What is the deepest part of the ocean called?

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Trench

Front

What is the flat area of the ocean floor that is found at great depths?

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Abyssal Plain

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What is the area of the ocean floor that is covered with sediment?

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Continental Rise

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What is the underwater landform that is formed by the accumulation of coral?

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Coral Reef