Ocean Floor

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What are underwater volcanoes and mountains called?

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Seamounts

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What is the correct order of seafloor features from the shoreline to the deep ocean?

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Continental shelf – continental slope – continental rise – mid-ocean ridge

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What is the deepest known part of the ocean floor?

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Mariana Trench

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What is a volcanic island?

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A landform that rises from the ocean floor due to volcanic activity.

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What are valleys that cut deep into the ocean floor called?

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Ocean Trenches

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What is the continental shelf?

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The underwater land that extends from the shore to the continental slope.

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What is the continental slope?

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The steep slope between the continental shelf and the continental rise.

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What is the continental rise?

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The gently sloping area at the base of the continental slope.

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What is a mid-ocean ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.

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What is an abyssal plain?

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A flat, deep area of the ocean floor.