Oceans

Which section represents the continental shelf?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Lobster pots are used by fisherman to catch lobsters in shallow water. In which area of the ocean would commercial fisherman most likely place their lobster pots?

• On the bottom of an ocean trench

• On top of a mid-ocean ridge

• On the continental slope

• On the continental shelf

Which of these are the deepest parts of the ocean?

• Continental slopes

• Abyssal plains

• Continental shelves

• Ocean trenches

Which number identifies the continental slope?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which section represents the continental rise?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which part of the ocean connects the continental shelf and the ocean floor?

• Continental wave

• Mountain range

• Abyssal plain

• Continental slope

As water flows along the continental shelf and continental slope, it picks up and carries sediments. These are deposited below the slope and form the -

• abyssal plain

• deep-sea trench

• ocean mountains

• continental rise

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Underwater mountains or volcanos are called-

• abyssal plain

• seamount

• trenches

• shelf breaks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which number represents an ocean trench?

• 2

• 10

• 9

• 6

The main difference between ocean water and lake water is that ocean water contains-

• oxygen

• salt

• algae

• plants