Ocean Topography

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What do you call an underwater mountain?

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Seamount

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What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?

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A continuous underwater mountain range.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

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70%.

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What is the term for sound waves used to make a map of the ocean floor?

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Sonar.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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What is a deep, underwater valley or canyon on the ocean floor?

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Trench.

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What is the term for the flat area of the ocean floor that lies between the continental slope and the abyssal plain?

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Continental rise.

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What is the name of the underwater landform that is formed by volcanic activity and rises from the ocean floor?

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Seamount.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the term for the steep slope at the edge of a continental shelf?

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Continental slope.

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What is the abyssal plain?

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A flat, deep area of the ocean floor.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the difference between a trench and a seamount?

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A trench is a deep underwater valley, while a seamount is an underwater mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3