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Question 1

largest, deepest, and oldest
existing ocean basin.

Answer 1

pacific ocean

Question 2

second largest ocean basin

Answer 2

altantic ocean

Question 2

third largest ocean basin

Answer 2

indian ocean

Question 3

smallest of the earth’s ocean
basins

Answer 3

arctic ocean

Question 3

explains the process
of the opening (beginning) and the closing (end) of an ocean which is driven by Plate Tectonics.

Answer 3

wilson cycle

Question 3

wilson cycle is named after?

Answer 3

john tuzo wilson

Question 3

Partly shallow
extension of the continent
underwater

Answer 3

continental shelf

Question 3

Transition zone of continental shelf and deep ocean floor. It starts from oceanic crust to continental crust.

Answer 3

continental slope

Question 4

The flattest part of the ocean. 50 % of the earth’s surface is being covered by this plain.

Answer 4

abyssal plain

Question 4

It where the ocean begins. All basaltic and oceanic rocks are found here.

Answer 4

continental rise

Question 5

It’s not just a piece of land
floating up in te middle of the sea, it is part of the ocean basin that extends up from the ocean floor.

Answer 5

island

Question 5

It is an undersea mountain.

Answer 5

seamount

Question 6

deepest part of
the ocean.

Answer 6

trench

Question 7

It is where upwelling of magma happens which causes the sea floor to spread.

Answer 7

mid-oceanic ridge