The ocean floor is a flat plain known as the

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  1. Abyssal plain
  2. Abyssal hills
  3. Fringing reef
  4. Barrier reef

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Option 1 : Abyssal plain
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The correct answer is Abyssal Plain.

Key Points Abyssal plain:

  • It is a undulating plain two to three miles below sea level. It occupies two-thirds of the ocean floor and is commonly referred to as the abyssal plain. Hence the correct answer is Option 1.

Additional Information

 Abyssal hills:

  • Sea hills on abyssal plains rising less than 1000 meters from the floor are called Abyssal hills.

Oceanic Ridges:

  • The oceanic ridge system is a continuous underwater mountain range. It is created when magma rising between diverging plates of the lithosphere cools and forms a new layer of crust.
  • Guyots: Guyots are seamounts that have flat tops. All of them are generally of volcanic origin.

Fringing Reef: 

  • A fringing reef is one of the three main types of coral reef.
  • It grow directly from a shore. 
  • They are located very close to land, and often form a shallow lagoon between the beach and the main body of the reef.

​Barrier Reef:

  • Barrier reefs are extensive linear reef complexes that parallel a shore, and are separated from it by lagoon.
  • This is the largest (in size, not distribution) of the three reefs, runs for hundreds of kilometres and is several kilometres wide.

 

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