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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you call an underwater mountain?trenchabyssal plainseamountvolcanic island
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA volcanic mountain that rises above the surface of the water is called ____________trenchislandmid-ocean ridgeseamount
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a deep, underwater valley or canyon on the ocean floor?seamounttrenchcontinental risecontinental slope
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe shallowest(least deep) part of the ocean is the ____________________trenchabyssal plaincontinental shelfcontinental slope
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA trench is _______________cold and shallowdeep and warmdeep and coldwarm and shallow
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIf you are on the beach, laying on a beach towel and playing in the sand, you are on the _______________________continentcontinental slopeabyssal plaincontinental shelf
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAs you go from the continental shelf to the abyssal plain, the water temperature gets _____________warmercolder
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIf you are walking into the ocean you would be on the continental...shelfsloperise
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA steep drop after the continental shelf is the continental...slopeshelfrise
- 10. Multiple Choicemountain ranges in the oceanmid -ocean ridgetrenchesriftocean basin
- 11. Multiple Choicethe deepest part of the oceantrenchesabyssal plainocean basinrift
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich process adds more crust to the ocean floor?earthquakessea floor spreadingsubductionconvection
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis boundary is also called a colliding boundary.transformconvergentdivergent
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThis boundary moves away from another boundary.divergentconvergenttransform
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAlfred Wegener believed that all the continents were connected at one time. What did he call this one large land mass?PancakesPangaeaPancreasPatches
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA valley found in the middle of the mid-ocean ridgerifttrenchesabyssal plainocean basin
- 17. Multiple ChoiceCoral reefs are found on...continental slopescontinental shelvesabyssal plainstrenches
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of boundary do earthquakes usually occur along?transformdivergentconvergent
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between a volcanic island & a seamount?A volcanic island rises above the water & a seamount does notA seamount rises above the water & a volcanic island does notBoth the seamount & volcanic island are underwaterBoth the seamount & the volcanic island rise above the water
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe large, flat part of the ocean floor is called the _____________.trenchcontinental shelfcontinental slopeabyssal plain
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