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Ocean Floor
science vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| continental shelf | It is the extension of the continental crust under the ocean. |
| continental slope | It is a steep drop--off at the edge of the continental shelf. |
| Mid-ocean ridges | Which are areas of higher elevation that extend the length of the spreading plate boundary are formed on both sides of the crust. |
| Rift zone | It is the notch or valley between the edges of the plates at a spreading plate boundary. |
| ocean trench | It is a deep valley that forms when an ocean plate moves below another plate. |
| ocean basin | It is the areas located between the edge of the oceanic crust and a mid- ocean ridge |