Land and Ocean Vocabulary #2

A __________________ is a mountain range on the bottom of the ocean that divides the ocean floor into two parts.

• Continental slope

• Trench

• Mid-ocean ridge

An area of low land between hills or mountains is called a(n)_____________________.

• Valley

• Continental shelf

• Rift zone

The ___________________ are wide, flat areas of land.

• Trenches

• Plains

• Canyons

The deepest part of the ocean floor made up of low hills and flat plains is called the _________________________.

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Continental shelf

• Ocean basin

The edges of a continent located under the water are called the _______________________.

• Continental shelf

• Continental slope

• Rift zone

A(n) ____________________is a long chain of mountains.

• Trench

• Valley

• Mountain range

An underwater volcano is called a _____________________________

• Seamount

• Valley

• Canyon

A(n) __________________________is a deep, narrow river valley with steep sides.

• Canyon

• Continental slope

• Mid-ocean ridge

The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the bottom of the ocean floor is called the _______________________.

• Continental shelf

• Continental slope

• Trench

A(n) ________________________ is a deep valley with high steep sides on the bottom of the ocean (the deepest part of the ocean.)

• Plains

• Rift zone

• Trench