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Oceanography Chpt 14

Flora - Oceanography Vocabulary Studystack

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measurement of ocean depths and charting the topography of the ocean floor bathymetry
the part of the seafloor adjacent to the continents continental margin
a canyon cut on the continental shelf when sea level was lower or a canyon carved by turbidity currents submarine canyon
a method of calculating ocean depth by recording the time it takes for an energy pulse to reach the ocean floor and return sonar
the gently sloping surface at the base of the continental slope continental rise
the gently sloping part of the continental margin that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope continental shelf
the downslope movement of water filled with sediments created from sand and mud moving downslope from the continental shelf and slope turbidity current
the study of the oceans, ocean life and ocean processes oceanography
the steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf continental slope
a small underwater craft used for deep-sea research submersible
the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at mid-ocean ridges seafloor spreading
an underwater volcanic peak that rises above the deep-ocean floor seamount
area of the deep-ocean floor between the continental margin and the oceanic ridge ocean basin floor
the underwater mountain chain found on the floor of all major ocean basins mid-ocean ridge
the very level part of the deep-ocean floor abyssal plains
a mountain formed of lava and/or pyroclastic material volcano
a deep valley at a point where lithospheric plates are moving apart rift valley
a flat topped seamount guyot
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