Set: Social Studies Chpt. 25-29

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Term Definition
hotspot a stationary area of volcanic activity
mid-ocean ridge an undersea mountain range, thousands of miles long
abyssal plain begins at base of the continental slope, ocean floor
Continental Shelf gradually slopping shelf that extends from the shore
Continental Slope area where the ocean floor plunges from the Continental shelf to the abbysal plain
Estuary A saltwater bay that has a river emptying into it
Guyot flat-topped seamount, also called a tablemount
Island the top of an ocean mountain above the surface
Ocean Trench the deepest part of the ocean (drops several hundred miles from abyssal plain)
Seamount undersea volcanic peak, not part of a mountain range (forms a cone)
Coriolis Effect a force caused by the rotation of the earth
Prevailing Winds consistently blow in one direction (westerly and trade)
Migration the movement of animals from one area to another
Pelagic open ocean or waters beyond the continental shelf
decomposer organisms that eat decayed animals or plants and break them down into new substance
baleen plates that hang from the upperlip of whale mouths and strain water
bloom a sudden increase in population of plankton or animals
phytoplankton plant plankton-microscopic
zooplankton animal plankton-bigger

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  1. Pelagic → open ocean or waters beyond the continental shelf - 2 misses
  2. hotspot → a stationary area of volcanic activity - 1 miss
  3. abyssal plain → begins at base of the continental slope, ocean floor - 1 miss
  4. Estuary → A saltwater bay that has a river emptying into it - 1 miss
  5. Guyot → flat-topped seamount, also called a tablemount - 1 miss
  6. Ocean Trench → the deepest part of the ocean (drops several hundred miles from abyssal plain) - 1 miss
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