Question
Download Solution PDFThe ocean floor is a flat plain known as the
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Download Solution PDFThe 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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