A) oceanic crust B) continental margin
C) continental slope
D) continental crust
E) submarine canyons
F) continental shelf
G) continental rise
Match the term to the description.
-Thin crust associated
with deep ocean
basins
-Submerged parts of
continents
-Shallowest part of a
continental margin
reaching seaward
from shore
-Area beyond the
continental shelf
where the seafloor
drops sharply
-Gentle slope at the
base of the
continental slope
that is formed by
sediments deposited
by turbidity currents
-Feature cut into the
continental slope by
turbidity currents
-Crust associated with
higher elevations on
land