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- Q1the shallow part of the ocean from the shoreline to the continental slope (up to 200 m deep)continental shelf30s
- Q2the region of the continental shelf that extends steeply downward to ocean floor between the continental shelf and continental rise (200 m-4,000 m deep)continental slope30s
- Q3the base of the continental slope made of large piles of sediment; the boundary between the continental margin and the deep-ocean basis is underneath the sedimentcontinental rise30s
- Q4the broad, flat part of the deep-ocean basin covered with the remains of tiny marine organisms, average depth is around 4,000 mabyssal plain30s
- Q5underwater mountain ranges that form where tectonic plates pull apart, allowing magma to rise upmid-ocean ridges30s
- Q6an underwater mountain on the ocean floor at least 1,000 m high of volcanic originseamount30s
- Q7a steep sided depression that runs parallel to a chain of volcanic islands or a continental marginocean trench30s
- Q8Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface like hail, snow, sleet, rain; clouds get heavy and the air cannot hold it anymoreprecipitation30s
- Q9The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun's heat give the water energy and turns it into vapor (gas)evaporation30s
- Q10Cooling down and changing from a gas to a liquid; in the water cycle this forms cloudscondensation30s
- Q11Loss of water vapor (gas) from a plant through its leavestranspiration30s
- Q12The cycle through which water in the hydrosphere moves. Also known as the hydrologic cycle.water cycle30s
- Q13Flow of water from the Earth's surface to underground; rain water soaks into the Earth's ground soilinfiltration30s
- Q14Part of the water cycle where extra water runs down and does not sink into the soil and eventually makes it to the rivers, lakes, and oceansrunoff30s
- Q15When water gathers in one place, such as a lake, glacier, or oceanaccumulation30s
