Ch 14 Test Review

Front

Identify the feature in the red box.

Back

continental slope

Front

Abyssal plains are very flat features that form when

Back

turbidity currents deposit sediments on the ocean floor

Front

What are the two major energy sources obtained from the ocean floor?

Back

oil and natural gas

Front

Identify the feature in the red box.

Back

continental shelf

Front

Economically valuable materials such as diamonds, tin, and platinum are associated with which ocean floor resource?

Back

sand and gravel

Front

Identify the feature in the red box.

Back

continental margin

Front

Which ocean basin is at location A?

Back

Indian Ocean

Front

What kind of sediment dominates continental margin areas? 

Back

terrigenous sediment

Front

Which of the following areas is NOT one of the three main regions of the ocean floor?

Back

continental rock

Front

Which ocean basin is at location D?

Back

Arctic Ocean