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The Ocean Floor
Match the Terms with the Feature
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Continental Shelf | gently sloping section that starts at the shoreline and continues to the steeply inclined section (top of the slide) |
| Continental Slope | Steeply inclined section of the continental margin (middle of the slide) |
| Abyssal Plain | flat areas of deep sediments |
| Mid-Ocean Ridge | long, underwater mountain chains created by divergent plates |
| Deep Ocean Trenches | deep underwater valleys created by subduction (deepest part of the ocean) |
| Sea Mounts | underwater volcanic mountains |
| Volcanic Islands | ocean floor features protrude above sea level formed from volcanoes |
| Continental Rise | gently sloping section located between the continental slope and the ocean basin (bottom of the slide) |
| Guyot | an underwater mountain that has been made flat on top by wave erosion |
| Submarine Canyon | steep valley cut into the continental margin, created by river or glacier erosion thousands of years ago |