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Abyssal Plains
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Flat, level area, making up most of the deep ocean basins.
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Hawaiian Volcanoes
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An opening in the Earth’s surface which magma and its associated materials shoot up through. Hawaii is the home to the largest, tallest, and most active volcanoes.
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Mid-Ocean Ridge
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The largest mountain range on earth, and it is made up of salt, molten rock, and crustal material
Created by the movement of tectonic plates. |
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Hydrothermal Vents
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Hydrothermal vents are underwater geysers through which water heated by magma shoots out.
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Mariana Trench
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It is the deepest trench in the ocean.
Over time, ocean crust is slowly separated inch by inch to form a trench. |
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Underwater Canyons
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They are winding valleys, shaped like Vs, on the sea floor.
The canyons were formed by rivers cutting through the rock. |
