Oceans, Composition, Topography

Continental shelf

• mountains whose peaks do not break the surface of the ocean water above them

• The mountain peaks break the surface of the ocean

• the incline beyond the edge of the continental shelf

• gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor extends outward from the edge of a continent

Continental slope

• the incline beyond the edge of the continental shelf

• canyon in the ocean floor

• mountains whose peaks do not break the surface of the ocean water above them

• smooth, nearly flat region of the ocean floor

abyssal plain

• made up of a range of mountains that winds through oceans

• canyon in the ocean floor

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  the incline beyond the edge of the continental shelf

• smooth, nearly flat region of the ocean floor

trench

• The mountain peaks break the surface of the ocean.

• made up of a range of mountains that winds through oceans

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  canyon in the ocean floor

• gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor extends outward from the edge of a continent.

Mid-ocean ridge

• made up of a range of mountains that winds through oceans

• canyon in the ocean floor

• the incline beyond the edge of the continental shelf

• The mountain peaks break the surface of the ocean.

seamount

• made up of a range of mountains that winds through oceans

• gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor extends outward from the edge of a continent.

• mountains whose peaks do not break the surface of the ocean water above them

• mountains on the ocean floor caused by volcanoes that have erupted. Their peaks break the surface of the ocean.

volcanic island

• mountains whose peaks do not break the surface of the ocean water above them

• mountains on the ocean floor caused by volcanoes that have erupted. Their peaks break the surface of the ocean.

• canyon in the ocean floor

• smooth, nearly flat region of the ocean floor

Where on the ocean floor would you most likely find a volcano?

• Continental shelf

• Abyssal plains

• Continental slope

• Mid-ocean ridge

What % of ocean water is dissolved salt?

• 6%

• 56%

• 71%

• 3.5%

What 2 factors does salinity affect?

• density

• visibility in the ocean

• freezing temp of water

• the amount of sand the ocean holds