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Salinity
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is the total amount of dissolved salt in a sample of water
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Sonar
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A major advance in the ocean-floor mapping
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Seamount
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is a volcanic mountain rising from the ocean floor that dosent reach the surface
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trench
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is a long deep valley on the ocean floor through which old ocean floor sinks back towerd the mantal
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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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is a gently slopping shallow area that extends outward from the edge of each continent
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abyssal plain
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a board area covered with thick layers of mud and silt
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Mid-ocean riders
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are long chains of mountains on the ocean floors
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