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15 Cards in this Set
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Sonar
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Short for sound navigation and ranging. A device that locates objects by the reflection of sound waves
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Hydrothermal Vents
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A hot spring on the ocean floor
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Chemosynthesis
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Food derived from the oxidation of inorganic chemicals, such as sulfur released from deep hydrothermal vents.
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Submersibles
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A vessel capable of operating or remaining under water.
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symbiotic relationship
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mutually beneficial relationship between life forms
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Tube worms
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Fastest growing invertebrates on the Earth
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Mid-Ocean Ridge
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Two chains of mountains separated by a large depression (on ocean floor)
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Rift Valley
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A large depression between two chains of mountains (on ocean floor)
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Continental Shelf
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Surrounding nearly all continents is a shallow extension of that landmass called ___________
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Continental Slope
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Connects the continental shelf and the oceanic crust.
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continental margin
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The continental slope, which is still considered part of the continent, together with the continental shelf
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Continental Rise
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sediments accumulate (gather) to form the large, gentle slope called the ________ __________
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Deep Ocean Basin
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About 2.5 to 3.5 miles deep, covers 30 % of Earth's surface
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Abyssal Plain
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The flat, deep ocean floor
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Deep-sea Trenches
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The deepest parts of the ocean.
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