Continental and Oceanic Landforms Formation Comparisons

The abyssal plain is similar to which continental landform?

• mountain
• valley
• plain
• volcano

How is the abyssal plain formed?

• erosion
• sediment deposition
• neither
• both

Mid-Ocean Ridges are similar to which continental landforms?

• hills
• valleys
• mountain range
• canyons

How and where does the mid-ocean ridge form?

• occur at spreading plate boundaries and involve the moving apart of oceanic plates
• occur at converging plate boundaries and involve the moving together of oceanic plates

Seamounts and Volcanic Islands are similar to which continental landform?

• valley
• canyon
• volcano
• hill

How do seamounts and volcanic islands form?

• They occur at converging plate boundaries where plates are pushed up together.
• They occur at spreading plate boundaries where lava rises, cools, and hardens just like with continental volcanoes.

The rift zone and rift zone valley is similar to which continental landform?

• mountain
• plain
• canyon
• valley

How are rift zones and rift valleys formed?

• They occur when two plates are coming together at convergent boundaries.
• They occur when two plates move away from one another at a spreading plate boundary.

An ocean trench is similar to which continental landform?

• rift valley
• rift zone
• volcano
• canyon

How is an ocean trench formed?

• Ocean trenches occur when divergent plates spread apart.
• Ocean trenches occur when convergent plates come together and push up.
• Ocean trenches occur when one plate slides under another plate.
• Ocean trenches form when Spongebob goes too deep in the ocean.