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Lagoon
A body of shallow salt or blackish water. Usually formed by a build-up of sandbanks or reefs along shallow waters.
sediment- Sand, rocks, salt marshes , mud |
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Tidal Flats
Sand or mud areas that typically don’t have that much plant life.
sediments-Sand, salt marshes, mud
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Reefs
A rock or sandbar under the surface of water.
sediments-Sand, rocks |
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Continental Shelf
An extension of a continent under the sea. A continental shelf can stretch for many miles out to sea.
sediments- Icebergs, boulders, sand, silt |
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Continental Slope&Rise
The continental shelf breaks and under the break is the continental slope. And below the slope is the continental rise.
sediments-Sand, silt, clay
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Abyssal Plain
Sloping areas of the deep ocean basin floor. These are flat sediment covered areas.
sediments-Sand, shells, rocks
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