Features+of+the+Ocean+Floor

Continental Margin- the shallow parts of the ocean that are made of continental crust and a thick wedge sediment. Continental Shelf - the edge of the continent covered by water Continental Slope - at the edge of the continental shelf is a steep slope Submarine Canyon - deep V shape valleys in which the continental shelf and slope are cut. Continental Rise - sediments carried by turbidity currents land here and create a rise in the ocean floor. Deep Ocean Basin - the part of the ocean floor past continental margin, under deep water ,composed of oceanic crust and a thin layer of sediment Trench - a long, narrow and steep depression that forms on the ocean floor as a result of tectonics plates, runs parallel of islands chain. Also called ocean trench or a deep ocean trench Abyssal plain - a large, flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin Mid-ocean ridges - form under water mountain ranges that run along the floors of all ocean, forms where plates move away, are cause of new land making land around it flat. Sea-mount- submerged volcanic mountains that are taller than 1 k, form in areas with increased volcanic activity called hot spots Guyot- flat top,submerged seamounts, also known as tablemounts