Ocean Floor Structures Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. A long steep depression with steep sides
  2. 5. A land mass that is created by volcanos and rises above the ocean and is surrounded by water
  3. 7. A small mount formed by volcanos
  4. 10. The study of the history of the ocean and the ocean floor with its rocks
  5. 11. Flat deep area of the ocean (Put period in between 2 or more word answers)
  6. 12. The gently sloping area from the continental slope to the abyssal plain
  7. 13. A steep valley eroded into the continental shelf
  8. 14. Area closest to the land where the ocean is shallow and has a slight slope
  9. 17. A volcanic mount that has eroded and has a flat top
  10. 18. When two plates slide against each other creating energy ( put a period in between the 2 or more words . )
Down
  1. 1. The process used to map the ocean floor using sound
  2. 3. The area of the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise
  3. 4. A really long mountain range formed by volcanos at a divergent boundary
  4. 6. Depression of land when two continental plates collapse
  5. 8. Area where the shelf falls steeply down to the deep ocean floor
  6. 9. A map that show the natural feature of an area
  7. 15. A big wave created by a large energy releasing
  8. 16. Mouth of a river where it meets the ocean and is made of brackish water. Commonly used as a breeding ground for animals