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The two major regions are the continental margin and the deep-ocean basin.
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What are the 3 main regions of the ocean floor?
The ocean floor is divided into the Continental Shelf, the Continental Slope, and the Continental Rise.
What are the two major regions of land under the water?
continental margins and ocean basins
Is the floor near the mid ocean old?
No. The newest ocean floor is at the mid-ocean ridge.
How does the ocean floor near the center slit differ from the ocean floor near the side slit?
The ocean floor near the side slit is colder, denser, and older than the ocean floor near the center slit
What is the movement of ocean floor on either side of a mid ocean ridge best known as?
ocean-floor spreading
What are the 3 main regions of the ocean floor?
The ocean floor is divided into the Continental Shelf, the Continental Slope, and the Continental Rise.
Name two major regions of the ocean floor?
continental margin deep-ocean basin
What are the three regions of the ocean floor?
the continental Margin, Ocean Basin Floor and Mid-Ocean ridge :D
Which is not one of the three major regions of the ocean floor?
Coastal Plain - NovaNet Answer
What are the three main regions of the ocean floor?
the continental Margin, Ocean Basin Floor and Mid-Ocean ridge :D
What are the 2 major regions of the ocean?
The continental margin and the deep ocean basin
What regions would you expect to find the largest amounts of dissolved oxygen in the ocean floor?
in the deep oceon floor
In which of the regions would you expect to find the largest amounts of dissolved oxygen in the ocean water A near the equator B in temperate zones C in polar regions D in the deep ocean floor?
Polar Regions.
Is the sea floor smooth and level?
Yes, in many places it is. But like the surface of the earth that you can see, the ocean floor has many different topographies. The ocean floor has mountains, volcanoes, deep valleys, and reefs. There vast areas of vegetation and areas that are devoid of vegetation, often due to how deep they are and how much sunlight penetrates. There are also arctic regions of ocean floor as well as tropical regions. The ocean floor is really as varied as the continents above the water.
What was the first major ocean floor expedition?
mariana trench
5 major features of the ocean floor?
Pizza! Atlantic ocean pacific ocean arctic ocean indian ocean southern ocean
What are the two major regions of land underwater?
ocean basin and the conitentel margin.
