Science - Quiz 17 Flashcards
Quiz 17 - Ocean Floor
1
Q
underwater mountain range
A
mid-ocean range
2
Q
huge valley where the crust appears to be separating
A
rift
3
Q
level deep-ocean floor
A
abyssal plain
4
Q
underwater mountain
A
seamount
5
Q
circular coral-reef island
A
atoll
6
Q
underwater mountain range; middle of the Atlantic Ocean
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Mid-Atlantic Ridge
7
Q
the deep depressions that contain the oceans
A
ocean basins
8
Q
gently sloped region that stretches away from the continental slope
A
continental rise
9
Q
the deepest known point in the sea
A
Challenger Deep (or Mariana Trench)
10
Q
a pool of shallow, salty water in the center of a circular coral-reef island
A
lagoon
