Ocean Floor Features Flashcard

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Which best represents the order of seafloor features as you move from the shoreline to the deep ocean? Options: Continental slope – continental shelf- continental rise – mid-ocean ridge, Continental rise – continental shelf – mid-ocean ridge - continental slope, Continental shelf – continental slope – continental rise – mid-ocean ridge, Mid-ocean ridge – continental rise – continental shelf- continental slope

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Continental shelf – continental slope – continental rise – mid-ocean ridge

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What is letter D? Options: Cont. Shelf, Mid-Ocean Ridge, Volcanic Island, Seamount

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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What is letter E? Options: Volcanic Island, Seamount, Mid-Ocean Ridge, Abyssal Plain

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Volcanic Island

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What is letter G? Options: Mid-Ocean Ridge, Rift, Trench, Cont. Shelf

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Trench

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The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the...

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continental shelf

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Seamount is similar to...

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a small mountain or volcano

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The continental slope is located at the end of the...

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continental shelf

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The place where new ocean floor forms is called the...

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mid ocean ridge

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What is the difference between a volcanic island & a seamount?

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A volcanic island rises above the water & a seamount does not.

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What is letter A? Options: Cont. Shelf, Cont. Slope, Seamount, Abyssal Plain

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Cont. Slope