Ocean Floor

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An Abyssal Plain is similar to...

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The Great Plains

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Mid-Ocean Ridge is similar to ...

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The Rocky Mountains

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A __________ is the area in an ocean basin where new ocean floor is formed

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mid ocean ridge

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What happens at D? Options: continental slope, continental shelf, seafloor spreading, sea mount

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seafloor spreading

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When we go to beach, we are allowed to go on ____________

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continental shelf

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Scientists use ______ to determine the oceans depth.

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Sonar

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The _________ is the gradually sloping end of a continent that extends under the ocean to 350 m deep.

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continental shelf

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What is a deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor? Options: seamount, trench, continental rise, continental slope

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trench

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Label E: continental slope, volcanic island, abyssal plain, sea mount

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volcanic island

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Label F: continental slope, continental shelf, abyssal plain, sea mount

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continental shelf