Ocean Floor Features Vocab. Crossword

that portion of the seafloor adjacent to the continents
the gently sloping submerged portion of the continental margin, extending from the shoreline to the continental slope
the steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf
a seaward extension of a valley that was cut on the continental shelf during a time when sea level was lower
a down slope movement of dense, sediment-laden water created when sand and mud on the continental shelf and slope are dislodged and thrown into suspension
the gently sloping surface at the base of the continental slope
area of the deep-ocean floor between the continental margin and the oceanic ridge
very level area of the deep-ocean floor, usually lying at the foot of the continental rise
an isolated volcanic peak that rises at least 1000 meters above the deep-ocean floor
"see" oceanic ridge
the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean rdges