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Ocean floor notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rift zone | is the notch or valley between the edges of the plates at a spreading plate boundary |
| continental self | the extension of the continental crust under the ocean |
| continental slope | is a steep drop off at the edge of the continental self |
| ocean trench | is a deep valley that forms when an ocean plate moves below another plate |
| ocean basins | are the areas located between the edge of the oceanic crust and a mid ocean ridge |
| mid ocean ridge | which are areas of higher elevation that extend the length of the spreading plate boundary are formed on new crust |