Ocean Floor

Is an ocean canyon that is steep-sided, very deep, dark, and cold. (35,000 ft deep.

The scientists who study the ocean

Steeply slanted area between shelf and continental rise

Flat area underwater with sediment

When these seamounts rise above the water, they are called-------------.

The-------------- is a flat smooth area of the ocean floor.

The ---------- is the lower portion of the continental slope where all the sediments have accumulated.

is the flat, gently-sloping, shallow area that extends outward from the edge of a continent.

The valley down the center of a mid-ocean ridge is called the

The use of sound wave to find the distance to the bottom

What is a mid-ocean ridge?

Name 5 world oceans