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salinity
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the toatal amount of dissolved salts in a sample of water
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sonar
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a system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance of an object
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abyssal plain
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a smooth nearly flat region of the ocean
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continental slope
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the steep edge of the continental shelf
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continental shelf
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gently sloping shallow are that extends outward from the edge of each continent
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mid-ocean ridges
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long chains of mountains on the ocean floors
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seamount
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volcanic mountain rising from the ocean floor that doesn't that doesn't reach the ocean floor
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trench
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long, deep valley on the ocean floor through which old ocean floor sinks back toward the mantle
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