Oceans and Landforms

If the mid-ocean ridge were located on land instead of
underwater, it would be called what?

• glacier
• mountain range
• canyon
• valley

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What is the deepest part of the ocean?

• a rift zone
• an abyssal plain
• a seamount
• an oceanic trench

The area next to the beach that is only about 100 meters deep would be called the ...

• continental shelf
• the continental slope
• the mid-ocean ridge
• the ocean basin

If I see rolling hills and flat plains on the ocean floor, it would be called...

• oceanic ridge
• oceanic trench
• oceanic basin
• oceanic rift

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What is the function of a barrier island?

• protect the mainland from the effects of waves on the shore
• provide a place for windsurfing
• to provide an exciting landscape
• tourism

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A large amount of water that covers dry land is called ...

• earthquake
• volcanic eruption
• flood
• landslide

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Most waves are caused by

• moon's gravitational pull
• friction from the sun
• wind energy
• tourists

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Strong flows that move in ocean water are known as...

• waves
• currents
• tides 
• breakers

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What could occur as a side effect of an earthquake on the ocean floor?

• hurricanes
• wind storm
• tsunamis
• tornadoes

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The narrow trench in the center of the highest part of the mid-ocean ridge is called a ________.

• continental slope
• rift zone
• ocean basin
• continental shelf

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