Different Landforms On The Ocean Floor

Most people know more about the surface of the moon than the ocean floor.

Different landforms on the ocean floor.

Arch a natural rock formation where a rock arch forms. Rift zone a narrow trench located in the center of the highest. Abyssal fan underwater geological structures associated with large scale sediment deposition. Smaller ocean regions such as the mediterranean sea gulf of mexico and the bay of bengal are called seas gulfs and bays.

Far taller and deeper than any landforms found on the continents. Continental shelf 300 feet continental slope 300 10 000 feet abyssal plain 10 000 feet abyssal hill 3 000 feet up from the abyssal plain seamount 6 000 feet. Abyssal plain flat area on the deep ocean floor. The oceans cover more than 70 percent of earth s surface.

The same tectonic forces that create geographical features like volcanoes and mountains on land create similar features at the bottom of the oceans. Sea mounts volcanic mountains that are not formed on the mid ocean ridge. Barrier island coastal dune landform that forms by. In fact the tallest mountains and deepest canyons are found on the ocean floor.

Several major categories of landform define that smaller portion of the planet not covered by water including mountains plains plateaus and valleys. Atoll ring shaped coral reef. Ayre shingle beaches in orkney and shetland. Presentation of geologic landform features of the ocean floor as aligned to south carolina state standards.

This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level. Mid ocean ridge on the bottom of the ocean there is a central ridge or mountain range that divides the ocean floor into two parts. This video examines the different types of features in the ocean primarily on the ocean floor. Many different types of landforms make up earth s topography.

These can be formed by a variety of natural forces including erosion from water and wind plate movement folding and faulting. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance and to provide you with relevant advertising. The world s five oceans combine to create a mega landform that comprises 71 of the earth s surface. These underwater volcanic mountains are known as the mid ocean ridge.

Familiar landforms lie far beneath the ocean surface. But beneath the surface past the continental shelf the ocean floor contains many other landforms including some that are quite similar in scope to those found on the continents. Inland bodies of saltwater such as the caspian sea and the great salt. This video examines the different types of features in the ocean primarily on the ocean floor.