Seafloor Features

Creation of Seafloor Notes

Multiple Choice

What type of seafloor feature is created by seafloor spreading?

• Ocean Ridge

• Trench

• Island

• Guyout

Multiple Choice

What seafloor feature is home to unique organisms that do not need the sun to provide energy?

• Island Chain

• Seamount

• Atoll

• Hydrothermal Vent

Multiple Choice

What seafloor feature is a ring-shaped coral reef surrounding a lagoon?

• Trench

• Atoll

• Hydrothermal Vent

• Seamount

Multiple Choice

What type of seafloor feature is an individual volcanic peak extending over 1000 meters above the surrounding ocean floor?

• Guyout

• Island

• Seamount

• Hot Spot

Multiple Choice

What is a seamount that is flattened by wave action?

• Island

• Island Chain

• Guyout

• Atoll