Ocean Floor Quiz

What is the area called where the continent ends or drops off under water?

• Continental slope

• Continental shelf

• edge

• cliff

What is the part of the continent under water that can be shallow?

• continental shelf

• trench

• continent

• continental slop

What is the flat part of the ocean floor called?

• continental slope

• trench

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

What is an under water volcanic mountain called?

• island

• seamount

• continent

• none of the above

What is a deep, dark, steep canyon called under water?

• trench

• rift zone

• valley

• none of the above

When we go swimming at the beach, what part of the ocean floor are we swimming above?

• Continental shelf

• Continental slope

• trench

• mid-ocean ridge

What is a mid-ocean ridge?

• Layers of mud and seaweed

• Volcano mountain

• Long chain of mountains on the ocean floor

• Deep valley under the water