Oceans Oceans

The shoreline, where the land meets the ocean, is part of the:

• continental slope

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

• ocean trench

The continental shelf is:

• the deepest part of the ocean

• fairly deep

• relatively shallow

• full of sharks

The shallow water of the continental shelf is teeming with life.

• True

• False

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The steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf is the:

• ocean trench

• mid-ocean ridge

• continental slope

• ocean plain

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The floor of the continental shelf and slope is:

• made of hard rock

• covered with sand, mud and rock and thick sediment

• covered with only sand

• made of volcanic rocks

The deepest parts of the ocean are:

• ocean trenches

• ocean sink holes

• continental shelves

• mid-ocean ridges

Ocean trenches are deep ________.

• volcanoes

• canyons

• coral reefs

• mountains

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Ocean currents are caused by: (choose all that apply)

• wind patterns

• earthquakes

• tsunamies

• differences in water density caused by temperature and salinity

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Oceans flow like rivers in well defined circular patterns called:

• currents

• streams

• seas

• doldrums

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The ocean's salinity varies, depending on: (Choose all the apply)

• runoff from nearby land

• climate change

• the amount of evaporation

• the amount of salt people use on food