Abeka 8th Grade science quiz 17
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seamount
underwater mountain
ocean basin
what are the deep depressions that contains the oceans
lagoon
what is a pool of shallow, salty water that is often in the center of a circular coral-reef island
challenger deep
what is the deepest known points in the sea
continental rise
what is the gently sloped region that stretches away from the continental slope
mid-atlantic ridge
what is the underwater mountain chain that stretches away from the continental slope
mid-ocean ridge
Underwater mountain range
atoll
circular coral-reef island
rift
huge valley where the crust appears to be separating
abyssal plain
level deep-ocean floor