Oceans Flashcards

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The Earth is over _ percent

A

71%

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What is the Earth called

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Blue planet

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Name five Oceans

A
Pacific 
Atlantic 
Indian 
Arctic 
Southern
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What does Topography mean ?

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Land features

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What is The Continental Shelf?

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A gently sloping, shallow water area of the ocean floor that extends outward

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What is the Continental Rise

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Section of ocean floor that rises

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What is the Continental Slope?

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A steep incline leading down to the edge of the Continental shelf

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What are the Abyssal Plains ?

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A large , flat regions of open ocean floor

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What are Mid-Ocean ridges

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Mountain chains that run through every major ocean

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What are Trenches

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An underwater ditch or canyon

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What are Seamounts?

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Underwater Mountains

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What is that Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Mountain chain in the Atlantic Ocean

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What is the Mariana Trench

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Deepest Trench in that Pacific Ocean

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Name three things we use to find info about the ocean floor

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Submersibles
Sonars
Satellites

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