Landforms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Continental Shelf | * edges the slope down from the shore into the ocean * underwater * width varies around edges Is not the deepest part of the ocean |
* where the Continental Shelf slopes down and drops to the bottom of the ocean floor * water increases here | Continental Slope |
Mid- Ocean Ridge | * bottom of the ocean * mountain range that divides the ocean into 2 parts * underwater volcanoes * seamounts are volcanoes that aren't in the Mid- Ocean Ridge |
* center of the highest part of the mid- Ocean Ridge * underwater Volcanic activity occurs * narrows trench | Rift Zone |
Trenches | * steep- side, deep, canyon * narrow valley at the bottom of the ocean * deepest part of the ocean * deeper than any valley found on land |
* begins where the Continental Slope flattens * flatter gental slope Smoothe area of ocean floor | Abyssal Plains |
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