The part of the ocean floor that begins at the shoreline and gently slopes underwater. - Continental Shelf, Begins at the edge of the continental shelf and plunges down to depths of over 2 miles. - Continental Slope, A gently sloping area that connects the steep walls of the continental slope to the bottom of the ocean floor. - Continental Rise, The flat area of the ocean floor. - Abyssal Plain , The deepest part of the ocean. These are very long and narrow depressions on the seafloor. - Ocean Trenches, An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics (also called a seamount.) - Mid-Oceanic Ridge, Ocean waters that travel in huge circular patterns. - Currents, Created by the gravitational pull of the moon. - Tide, The amount of salt that is dissolved in ocean water. - Salinity, The producers in the ocean that are microscopic plant.s - Phytoplankton, Animal like plankton (ex. krill). - Zooplankton, Made up of multiple food chains. - Food Web, One physical characteristic of the ocean that affects where marine organisms can live.  - Depth,

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