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- 1. HHooww ccaann wwee ddeessccrriibbee eeaarrtthh’’ss ffeeaattuurreess?? CCoonnttiinnuueedd
- 2. Features ooff tthhee oocceeaann fflloooorr Continental shelf Continental shelf Is the ocean floor along a continent’s coast. (The ocean floor is covered by shallow water that slowly slopes down)
- 3. Continental Slope Continental Slope The sharp slope at which the continental shelf ends
- 4. Continental rise Continental rise Is the gentle slope after the continental slope
- 5. Abyssal plain Abyssal plain A wide flat area on the ocean floor (Found near mouths of large rivers)
- 6. Submarine canyon Is a steep side valley in a continental slope. (Found near mouths of large rivers)
- 7. Trenches Deepest part of the ocean floor (Usually long and narrow)
- 8. Sea mount An underwater mountain that rises from the ocean floor but stops before it reaches the surface of the water.
- 9. Mid ocean ridges Underwater mountain ranges.
- 10. Rift valley The valley down the center of a mid ocean ridge.