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Ocean floor vocab!!!
Question | Answer |
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A deep valley that forms when an ocean plate moves below another plate. | Ocean trench |
The extension of the continental crust under the ocean is the... | Continental Shelf |
A steep drop off at the edge of the continental shelf is... | Continental slope |
Areas with higher elevation which extend the length of the spreading plate boundary. | Mid-ocean ridge |
A notch or valley between the edges of the plates at a spreading plate boundary. | Rift zone |
The areas located between the edge of the oceanic crust and a mid-ocean ridge. | Ocean basins |
A supply that meets a need for materials or energy. | Resource |
To use a resource wisely. | Conserve |
A currents caused by water temperature or salinity. | Deep Ocean Current |
Current caused by wind moving over the ocean. | Surface Current |
The daily rising and falling of Earth's water on it's coasts. | Tide |
A continuous flow of water along a path in the ocean. | Current |
A small island located near a coastline. | Barrier Island |
The opening between barrier islands. | Inlet |