Ocean Floor Topography & Ocean Locations

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What is a deep, underwater valley or canyon on the ocean floor?

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Trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the steep drop after the continental shelf called?

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Continental Slope

Front

What is the term for a large underwater mountain range?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

Front

What is the flat, deep area of the ocean floor called?

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Abyssal Plain

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What is the area of the ocean floor that is closest to the shore?

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Continental Shelf

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What is the gradual incline from the continental shelf to the ocean floor?

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Continental Rise

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What is the term for a volcanic mountain that rises from the ocean floor?

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Seamount

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What is the process by which oceanic plates move apart?

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Seafloor Spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the name of the underwater feature formed by tectonic plate movement?

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Rift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?

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Plate Boundary