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