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Total cards: 14•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

largest, deepest, and oldest existing ocean basin.

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pacific ocean

#2
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second largest ocean basin

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altantic ocean

#3
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third largest ocean basin

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indian ocean

#4
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smallest of the earth’s ocean basins

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arctic ocean

#5
Front (Question)

explains the process of the opening (beginning) and the closing (end) of an ocean which is driven by Plate Tectonics.

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wilson cycle

#6
Front (Question)

wilson cycle is named after?

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john tuzo wilson

#7
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Partly shallow extension of the continent underwater

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continental shelf

#8
Front (Question)

Transition zone of continental shelf and deep ocean floor. It starts from oceanic crust to continental crust.

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continental slope

#9
Front (Question)

The flattest part of the ocean. 50 % of the earth’s surface is being covered by this plain.

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abyssal plain

#10
Front (Question)

It where the ocean begins. All basaltic and oceanic rocks are found here.

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continental rise

#11
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It’s not just a piece of land floating up in te middle of the sea, it is part of the ocean basin that extends up from the ocean floor.

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island

#12
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It is an undersea mountain.

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seamount

#13
Front (Question)

deepest part of the ocean.

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trench

#14
Front (Question)

It is where upwelling of magma happens which causes the sea floor to spread.

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mid-oceanic ridge