Ocean Floor

Front

What tool do scientists use to determine the ocean's depth?

Back

Sonar

Front

What is the name of the valleys that cut deep into the ocean floor?

Back

Ocean Trench

Front

What is the correct order of seafloor features from the shoreline to the deep ocean?

Back

Continental shelf – continental slope – continental rise – abyssal plain

Front

What is the ocean feature that is a deep valley in the ocean floor?

Back

Trench

Front

What is the flat, deep, and smooth part of the ocean floor called?

Back

Abyssal Plain

Front

What is the area of the ocean floor that is closest to the shore?

Back

Continental Shelf

Front

What is the steep slope that leads from the continental shelf down to the ocean floor?

Back

Continental Slope

Front

What is the name of the underwater mountain range?

Back

Mid-ocean Ridge

Front

What is the term for the flat area of the ocean floor that is found at great depths?

Back

Abyssal Plain

Front

What is the name of the underwater feature that rises sharply from the ocean floor?

Back

Seamount