Ocean Floor & Properties

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What is the term used to describe the amount of salt dissolved in ocean water?

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Salinity

Front

What technology do scientists use to determine the ocean's depth?

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Sonar

Front

What is the correct order of seafloor features from the shoreline to the deep ocean?

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Continental shelf – continental slope – continental rise – abyssal plain

Front

What are sand, mud, and rocks found on the ocean floor called?

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Sediments

Front

What do we call underwater volcanoes and mountains?

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Seamounts

Front

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

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Continental shelf

Front

What is the term for the steep slope that leads from the continental shelf to the deep ocean?

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Continental slope

Front

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

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Abyssal plain

Front

What is the process by which plants in the ocean make their own food using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis

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What are the large currents of water that flow through the ocean called?

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Ocean currents