Ocean Floor Topography Review

Front

What is a large plain (flat) area of the ocean floor?

Back

Abyssal Plain

Front

What is the first part you walk out onto in the ocean?

Back

Continental Shelf

Front

Where does subduction occur (happen)?

Back

Ocean Trench

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What ocean floor feature is the arrow pointing to?

Back

Abyssal Plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the area where the continental shelf slopes downward towards the deep ocean floor?

Back

Continental Slope

Front

What is the underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics?

Back

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is a steep-sided valley in the ocean floor?

Back

Ocean Trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is a volcanic mountain that rises from the ocean floor?

Back

Seamount

Front

What is the transition zone between the continental shelf and the deep ocean?

Back

Continental Slope

Front

What is the area of the ocean floor that is relatively flat and deep?

Back

Abyssal Plain