Ocean Floor

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Begins at the shoreline and slopes gently towards the open ocean. It continues until the ocean floor begins to slope more steeply downward.

Seamounts builds up above sea level.

Which ocean is the largest and is located between North America and Asia?

Mountain chains formed where tectonic plates pull apart. As plates pull apart, magma rises to fill in the spaces.

Begins at the edge of the continental shelf and continues down to the flattest part of the ocean floor.

Individual mountains of volcanic material that are entirely below water.

Seemingly bottomless cracks in the deep-ocean basin. They form where one oceanic plate is forced underneath a continental plate or another oceanic plate.

Which ocean is located between North America and Africa?