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ocean topography

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flat ocean bottom; flattest place on Earth abyssal plain
weathered & eroded seamount guyot
marks the true edge of a continent continental slope
mountain range formed at oceanic divergent boundaries midocean ridge
volcanic mountain formed on the ocean floor seamount
V-shaped canyon that cuts through the continental shelf and/or continental slope submarine canyon
slopes gently from the continental landmass; usually no deeper than 150m continental shelf
deepest part of the ocean; very steep-sided; forms at convergent boundaries deep ocean trench
topographical features of the ocean floor formed by plate tectonics midocean ridge, rift valley, deep ocean trench
the ocean floor is predominately this feature abyssal plain
mountain on the ocean floor NOT found at a plate boundary seamount
depth increases faster at a (CHOOSE ONE): continental shelf / continental slope continental slope
deep canyon on the ocean floor NOT found at a plate boundary submarine canyon
valley between the ridges of the midocean ridge; formed where plates diverge rift valley
Earth's largest ocean Pacific ocean
the area of the __ ocean floor is increasing Atlantic
the ocean surrounding Antartica Southern ocean
Earth's 2nd largest ocean Atlantic
the area of the __ ocean floor is decreasing Pacific
the ocean bordered by Africa, Europe, N America, S America Atlantic
the Ring of Fire encircles the __ ocean Pacific
Earth's 3rd largest ocean Indian
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