Vocab Diagram
Vocab Diagram Pt 2
Vocabulary
Vocabulary pt 2
100
what is number one 
coastline
100
what is number six
Continental slope
100
the part of the ocean floor closest to the coastline gradually it declines until the drop off point at the shore line at the continental slope about 100 meters from the shoreline
Continental shelf
100
vast and flat areas of the deep ocean floor
Abyssal plain
200
what is number two
continental shelf
200
what is number seven
abyssal plain
200
located at the edge of the continental shelf this is a steep inclined drop off towards the deeper parts of the ocean floor
continental sloap
200
a long chain of under water mountains often with a large rift or gap due to the spreading of the plates on the Earth's crust
Mid ocean ridge
300
what is number three
Continental rise
300
what is number eight
mid ocean ridge
300
the transition area between the continental slope and the abyssal plains
continental rise
300
an under water volcano or mountain
sea mount
400
what is number four
Continent
400
what is number nine
trench
400
one of the seven large land masses on earth which is surrounded by ocean
Continent
400
a deep narrow depression in the ocean
trench
500
what is number five
Volcanic island
500
what is number ten
Seamount
500
the edge of the continent the boundary between sea and land often called shoreline
coastline
500
an island in the ocean caused by volcanic activity this island sits above the water line
volcanic island