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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an underwater mountain formed by a volcano?trenchrift zoneseamountmid ocean ridge
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?seamountmid-ocean ridgecontinental sloperift zone
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat are underwater mountain ranges called?continental shelfmid-ocean ridgesabyssal plainscontinental slopes
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the shallowest part of the ocean floor?continental slopecontinental shelfabyssal plainsrift zones
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the flat land located on either side of the mid-ocean ridge?continental slopecontinental shelfabyssal plainocean basin
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the deepest part of the ocean basin?abyssal plainstrenchesrift zonesmid-ocean ridge
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which part of the ocean floor is shown?
Seamount
Trench
Volcanic Island
Continental margin
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which part of the ocean floor is shown?
Ocean Ridge
Seamount
Volcanic island
Continent
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the early 1900’s scientists started using this to get a more accurate map of the ocean floor.
A long pole to feel the bottom
A submarine
Sonar
Scuba
- 10. Multiple Choice
Converging crustal plates subducting back into Earth's mantle causes this feature
deep-ocean trench
turbidity currents
continental rise
submarine canyon
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between a guyot and a seamount?
Guyots are rounded, seamounts are not.
Seamounts are rounded, guyots are not.
Seamounts have been weathered by wave and becomes a guyot, a cone shaped volcano.
Seamounts are cone shaped volcanoes, and biologically, that would scientifically confirm that there is no difference.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What sea floor feature is created by fast currents and underwater landslides within the dropoff?
continental rise
submarine canyon
Marianas trench
seamount
- 13. Multiple ChoiceRefer to the photo. "F" is a(an):Continental MarginContinental BreakfastContinental SlopeContinental Shelf
- 14. Multiple ChoiceRefer to the photo. The plate boundary at point "D" is:TransformDivergentConvergentSubduction zone
- 15. Multiple ChoiceRefer to the photo. The plate boundary at point "G" is:TransformDivergentConvergentSubduction zone
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