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continental shelf
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the shallow part of the ocean at the edge of the continents
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continental slope
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the edge of the continental shelf that extends steeply downward to the ocean floor
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ocean basin
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the floor of the deep ocean
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trench
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a deep, narrow valley in the ocean floor
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ridge
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the highest part of a chain of underwater mountains
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current
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a riverlike flow of water in the ocean
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tide
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the rise and fall of the surface level of the ocean
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wave
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the up and down movement of ocean water caused by the wind
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light zone
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the sunlit waters of the ocean
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dark zone
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the ocean water where sunlight does not reach
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coral reef
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a platform or ridge of coral at or near the ocean surface
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