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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Mariana __________ is the deepest known place on Earth
Volcanoe
Seamount
Ridge
Trench
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich best represents the order of seafloor features as you move from the shoreline to the deep ocean?Continental slope – continental shelf- continental rise – mid-ocean ridgeContinental rise – continental shelf – mid-ocean ridge - continental slopeContinental shelf – continental slope – continental rise – mid-ocean ridgeMid-ocean ridge – continental rise – continental shelf- continental slope
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the...continental slopecontinental shelfabyssal plaintrench
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSeamount is similiar to...a volcanic islanda small mountain or volcanoThe Great PlainsThe Grand Canyon
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe continental slope is located at the end of the...shorelinecontinental shelfmid ocean ridgeabyssal plain
- 6. 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
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe place where new ocean floor forms is called the...mid ocean ridgeabyssal plaintrenchcontinental shelf
- 8. Multiple ChoiceScientists use ______ to determine the oceans depth.SubmarinesSonarHelicoptersRadiowaves
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow many oceans are there?11052
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the largest ocean?PacificAtlanticArcticIndian
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is this?BeachGulfVolcanoMountain Range - 12. Multiple ChoiceAn area, often covered within sand, where there is very little raina valleya waterfalla desert
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe Pacific ........PoleOceanRiver
- 14. Multiple ChoiceVery high hillsmountainsfallsrivers
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA ____ is a large area of flat land with few trees usually suitable to grow crops.grazingcattleplainplane
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat are bodies of water surrounded by land?OceansRiversLakesDeltas
- 17. Multiple ChoiceApproximately what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by oceans?40%50%60%70%
- 18. Multiple Choice
A measure of the amount of dissolved salt contained in water
Salinity
Oceans
Sonar
Seamounts
- 19. Multiple Choice
A wide flat area of the ocean floor that is covered with a thick layer of sediment
Ocean trenches
Abyssal Plain
Volcanic Island
El Niño
- 20. Multiple Choice
a mass of moving ocean water
Upwelling
Ocean currents
Density
El Niño
- 21. Multiple Choice
The deepest part of the ocean
trenches
abyssal plain
ocean basin
rift
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich best represents the order of seafloor features as you move from the shoreline to the deep ocean?Continental slope – continental shelf- continental rise – mid-ocean ridgeContinental rise – continental shelf – mid-ocean ridge - continental slopeContinental shelf – continental slope – continental rise – mid-ocean ridgeMid-ocean ridge – continental rise – continental shelf- continental slope
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