Exploring the Ocean Floor Notes
Vocabulary:
Mid-Ocean Ridge: a divergent plate boundary
Trench: a steep-sided canyon
Continental Slope: a steep incline-dropoff
Abyssal Plain: a smooth, nearly flat area
Seamount: volcanoes that are completely underwater
Continental Shelf: a gently sloping, shallow area
Volcanic Island: volcanoes in the water, forming islands
Mid-Ocean Ridge: a divergent plate boundary
Trench: a steep-sided canyon
Continental Slope: a steep incline-dropoff
Abyssal Plain: a smooth, nearly flat area
Seamount: volcanoes that are completely underwater
Continental Shelf: a gently sloping, shallow area
Volcanic Island: volcanoes in the water, forming islands