What is the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor?

The continental rise is an underwater feature found between the ________ and the _______.

An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.

A submarine mountain

The area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean.

What are topographic depressions of the sea floor?

An underwater plain on the deep ocean floor normally found at depths between 3,000 meters and 6,000 meters.

What is the system for the detection of objects under water?

The small and microscopic organisms floating in the sea or fresh water.

Aquatic animals that are able to swim and move independently of water currents.

The flora found on the bottom of any body of water.

A steep temperature gradient in a body of water marked by a layer above and below which is at different temperatures.

The area that is above water at low tide and underwater at high tide.

The sea-shore zone lying immediately below the intertidal zone.

The part of the pelagic zone that extends from a depth of 1,000 to 4,000 m below the ocean surface.

A process that takes away mineral components from saline water.