Ocean Features Topography

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When one oceanic plate is forced underneath another plate then subduction takes place at

What does Seasat measure?

The part of a continent that is submerged in relatively shallow sea.

Marking the boundary between the continental crust and the oceanic crust is the

The most prominent feature in the oceans, forming an almost continuous mountain range, is the

What does sonar stand for?

The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor...

Where trenches do not exist, the steep continental slope merges into a more gradual incline known as the continental