The Ocean Floor

Front

What is the measure of the saltiness in the water?

Back

Salinity

Front

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

Back

Continental Shelf

Front

What is the underwater mountain range called that runs through the ocean?

Back

Oceanic Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the flat area of the ocean floor that is very deep called?

Back

Abyssal Plain

Front

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

Back

Continental Slope

Front

What is the deep, narrow valley in the ocean floor called?

Back

Trench

Front

What is a submerged mountain that rises from the ocean floor called?

Back

Seamount

Front

What is the area of the ocean floor that is between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain?

Back

Continental Rise

Front

What is the term for the process of water becoming salty?

Back

Salinization

Front

What is the term for the ocean floor that is flat and covered with sediment?

Back

Abyssal Plain