Challenge #1: Using the diagram below as a reference, describe the topography of the ocean floor and how it formed (e.g. plate tectonics, sea level changes). Choose 5 features from the diagram and complete the table below. Sea Surface Continental Shelf 200 m Volcanic Island Continental Slope 2,000 to 3,000 m Continental Rise Abyssal Plain 4,000 to 6,000 m 10,000 m Oceanic Trench Ocean Floor Description and explanation of formation Feature Submarine Ridge

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Challenge #1:
Using the diagram below as a reference, describe the topography of the ocean floor and how it formed
(e.g. plate tectonics, sea level changes). Choose 5 features from the diagram and complete the table
below.
Sea Surface
Continental Shelf
200 m
Volcanic Island
Continental Slope
2,000 to 3,000 m
Continental Rise
Abyssal Plain
4,000 to 6,000 m
10,000 m
Oceanic Trench
Ocean Floor Description and explanation of formation
Feature
Submarine Ridge
Transcribed Image Text:Challenge #1: Using the diagram below as a reference, describe the topography of the ocean floor and how it formed (e.g. plate tectonics, sea level changes). Choose 5 features from the diagram and complete the table below. Sea Surface Continental Shelf 200 m Volcanic Island Continental Slope 2,000 to 3,000 m Continental Rise Abyssal Plain 4,000 to 6,000 m 10,000 m Oceanic Trench Ocean Floor Description and explanation of formation Feature Submarine Ridge
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