Structure Of Ocean Floor Various Landforms

This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level.

Structure of ocean floor various landforms.

Trench systems occur for both continent ocean and ocean ocean boundaries the worlds deepest parts of the ocean are found along trenches. Trenches are generally 5500 10000 metres deep. This study is extensive and it has been established that the ocean floor has similar features of mountains and valleys as on the earth. This video examines the different types of features in the ocean primarily on the ocean floor.

Reline features such as bays peninsulas and seas including submerged features such as mid ocean ridges volcanoes and the great ocean basins. When we speak of the topography of the ocean floor we mean the various shapes that the bottom of the ocean can take. This is where the water in the ocean starts to get really deep. Mid ocean ridge on the bottom of the ocean there is a central ridge or mountain range that divides the ocean floor into two.

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. The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur. The under water topography maps have been developed by the study of ocean floor topography. Most of the oceans have a common structure created by common physical phenomena mainly from tectonic movement and sediment from various sources.

This is not the deepest part of the ocean though. Continental slope the steep slope where the contintental shelf drops to the bottom of the ocean floor. The mariana trench is 11 km deep. In certain portion of the deep sea floor there lies very deep trench or canyons.

This video examines the different types of features in the ocean primarily on the ocean floor. We tend to picture the ocean floor as being as flat and sandy as the beaches with which we are familiar. Various features which are generally smaller parts of second order landforms or which form on the second order landforms are known as landforms of third order. Ocean floor topography involves the study of ocean bottom features including the outer continental shelf continental slopes and ocean waves desktops.

Deep depression in the ocean floor called a trench. Landform of third order. The study of landforms is the science of topography. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance and to provide you with relevant advertising.