SCIENCEY QUIZ 17 CHAPTER 6, PP. 179-183 Flashcards
1
Q
underwater mountain range
A
mid-ocean ridge
2
Q
huge muddy valley that cuts through the abyssal plain
A
trench
3
Q
huge valley where the crust appears to be separating
A
rift
4
Q
level deep ocean floor
A
abyssal plain
5
Q
underwater mountain
A
seamount
6
Q
circular, coral-reef island
A
atoll
7
Q
the underwater mountain chain that stretches down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
A
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
8
Q
deep depressions that contain the oceans
A
ocean basins
9
Q
the gently sloped region that stretches away from the continental slope
A
continental rise
10
Q
the deepest known point in the sea
A
Challenger Deep (or Marianas Trench)
