Marine Biology Chapter 2

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Across
  1. 7. dark colored rock that forms the sea floor or oceanic crusts
  2. 9. narrow deep depression in the continental shelf formed by the erosion of rivers or glaciers
  3. 10. a flat topped seamount
  4. 11. the shallow gently sloping section of the continental margin that extends from the shore
  5. 12. mass of a given volume of a substance
Down
  1. 1. movement of continental masses on the surface of the earth
  2. 2. chimney-like accumulation of mineral deposits
  3. 3. tectonics process involved in the movement of large plates on the earth's crust
  4. 4. downward movement of a plate into the mantle
  5. 5. semi liquid region between the crust and the core of the earth
  6. 6. continuous chain of volcanic submarine mountains that extends around the earth
  7. 8. nearly flat portion of the deep sea floor
  8. 9. process by which new sea floor is formed as it moves away from spreading centers
  9. 10. light colored rock that forms continental crust