the gently sloping section of the continental margin located between the shoreline and the continental slope.

the steeply inclined section of the continental margin located between the continental rise and the continental shelf.

the gently sloping section of the continental margin located between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.

a large, flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.

a long, undersea mountain chain that forms along the floor of the major oceans.

a long, narrow valley that forms as tectonic plates separate.

a submerged mountain on the ocean floor that is at least 1,000, meters high and that has a volcanic origin.

a steep, long depression in the deep-sea floor that runs parallel to a chain of volcanic islands or a continental margin.

the mass of mostly microscopic organisms that float or drift freely in freshwater and marine environments.

all organisms that swim actively in open water, independent of currents.

the organisms that live at the bottom of the sea or ocean.

the region near the bottom of a pond, lake, or ocean

in the ocean, the zone near the surface or at middle depths, beyond the sublittoral zone and above the abyssal zon.

is the area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide

is the delineation for the deepest trenches in the ocean.

is the abyssopelagic layer or pelagic zone that contains the very deep benthic communities near the bottom of oceans.

The sea-shore zone lying immediately below the littoral zone and extending to a depth of about 200 m or to the edge of the continental shelf.

is the part of the pelagic zone that extends from a depth of 1000 to 4000 meters (3300 to 13000 feet) below the ocean surface.

is a root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.

is the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust.

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Oceangraphy Vocab

Term	Definition
Continental Shelf	the gently sloping section of the continental margin located between the shoreline and the continental slope.
Continental Slope	the steeply inclined section of the continental margin located between the continental rise and the continental shelf.
Continental Rise	the gently sloping section of the continental margin located between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.
Abyssal Plain	a large, flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
Mid-Ocean Ridge	a long, undersea mountain chain that forms along the floor of the major oceans.
Rift Valley	a long, narrow valley that forms as tectonic plates separate.
Seamount	a submerged mountain on the ocean floor that is at least 1,000, meters high and that has a volcanic origin.
Ocean Trench	a steep, long depression in the deep-sea floor that runs parallel to a chain of volcanic islands or a continental margin.
Plankton	the mass of mostly microscopic organisms that float or drift freely in freshwater and marine environments.
Nekton	all organisms that swim actively in open water, independent of currents.
Benthos	the organisms that live at the bottom of the sea or ocean.
Benthic Environment	the region near the bottom of a pond, lake, or ocean
Pelagic Environment	in the ocean, the zone near the surface or at middle depths, beyond the sublittoral zone and above the abyssal zon.
Intertidal Zone	is the area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide
Hadal Zone	is the delineation for the deepest trenches in the ocean.
Abyssal Zone	is the abyssopelagic layer or pelagic zone that contains the very deep benthic communities near the bottom of oceans.
Sublittoral Zone	The sea-shore zone lying immediately below the littoral zone and extending to a depth of about 200 m or to the edge of the continental shelf.
Bathyl Zone	is the part of the pelagic zone that extends from a depth of 1000 to 4000 meters (3300 to 13000 feet) below the ocean surface.
Holdfasts	is a root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
Continental Margin	is the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust.

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