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salinity
The total amount of dissolved salt in a-sample of water.
Sonar
A major advanced n ocean floor mapping
Seamount
A volcanic mountain rising from the ocean.
Trench
A long, deep valley on the ocean floor.
Continental Slope
The steep edge of the continental shelf.
Continental shelf
a gently sloping, shallow are.
abyssal plain
a broad covered area with thick layers of mud and silt
Mid-ocean ridges
long chain of mountains on the ocean floors.