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Science Oceanography
Term | Definition |
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continental shelf | area of seabed that around a large land mass which is relatively shallow compared to the open ocean |
continental slope | the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor |
continental rise | sediment that builds up at the end of the continental slope |
abyssal plain | flat area on the ocean floor |
mid ocean ridges | ridge in the ocean signifying magma and seafloor spreading |
rift valley | a break in the Earth's surface that makes a deep trench |
sea mounts | a submarine mountain |
ocean trenches | a lond, narrow, deep, depression in the ocean floor |