Ocean Floor Features

Front

What are the deepest parts of the ocean called?

Back

Trenches.

Front

What is the area where the continent ends and the ocean begins?

Back

Continental rise.

Front

What is the Gulf Stream?

Back

A strong current of warm water from the Gulf of Mexico.

Front

What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?

Back

Continental slope.

Front

What is the flat area of the ocean floor near the coast called?

Back

Continental shelf.

Front

What is the area of the ocean floor that is flat and deep, away from the continental margins?

Back

Abyssal plain.

Front

What is the term for the underwater landform that rises from the ocean floor to the surface?

Back

Seamount.

Front

What is the name of the underwater mountain range?

Back

Mid-ocean ridge.

Front

What is the term for the gradual slope from the continental shelf to the ocean floor?

Back

Continental slope.

Front

What is the area of the ocean floor that is found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain?

Back

Continental rise.