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ocean floor
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Abyssal Plain: | An abyssal plain is a vast, flat, and relatively featureless area on the ocean floor that typically lies at great depths, usually between 3,000 and 6,000 meters (9,800 to 19,700 feet |
Continental Shelf: | continental shelf is the gently sloping, submerged portion of a continent that extends from theshoreline to a marked increase in slope called the continental slope |
Continental Slope | continental slope is the steeply inclined transition zone between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor |
Convergent Plate Boundary: | convergent plate boundary is a tectonic boundary where two lithosphere plates are moving toward each other. |
Divergent Plate Boundary: | A divergent plate boundary is a tectonic boundary where two lithosphere plates are moving away from each other. |
Mid-Ocean Ridge: | A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain range that runs through the center of many ocean basins |
Ocean Trench | An ocean trench is a long, narrow, and extremely deep depression on the ocean floor |
ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) | ROV is a remotely operated underwater vehicle that is used for exploring and studying the ocean depths |
Seamount: | A seamount is a submerged mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface of the water |
sonar (Sound Navigation and Ranging) | Sonar is a technology that uses sound waves to detect and locate objects underwater. |
Sounding | Sounding refers to the measurement of the depth of a body of water, typically the ocean, using various methods such as sonar, echo sounding |
Subduction: | Subduction is a geological process at convergent plate boundaries where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another into the Earth's mantle |