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The Ocean Floor
Cards in this deck (14)
- 1The gently sloping area of the ocean floor that begins at the continentContinental Shelf
- 2The steep sloping area that connects the continental shelf to the ocean floorContinental Slope
- 3The build up of sediment floating down from the continental shelf and continental slope create this gently sloping areaContinental Rise
- 4The flat bottom of the ocean floorAbyssal Plain
- 5An ocean floor feature that is similar to a canyon on landOcean Trench
- 6An underwater mountainSeamount
- 7The deepest part of the oceanOcean Trench
- 8Deepest place on EarthMarianas Trench
- 91Continental Shelf
- 102Continental Slope
- 113Continental Rise
- 124Ocean Trench
- 135Island
- 146Seamount
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- These flashcards will help you study the six main ocean floor features.
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- Heather Whirley
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