AICE Marine Chapter 4 Review

Which features can lead to the formation of volcanoes? (Check ALL that apply!!)

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Hot Spots

Hydrothermal vents can form at which boundary type(s):

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

Which of the following plate boundaries is involved in trench formation?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

How is the water in a hydrothermal vent heated?

• Magma

• Friction

• Convection

• Lava

New seafloor is created here

• Deep ocean trench
• subduction zone
• mid-ocean ridge
• marine canyon

Deepest spot in the ocean

• Monterey Canyon
• Mariana Trench
• Puerto Rico Trench
• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

What feature is marked by letter A?

• Continental slope
• Continental shelf
• Continental rise
• continent

What seafloor feature is marked with the letter G?

• Mid-ocean ridge
• submarine canyon
• abyssal plain
• deep ocean trench

The water at some areas along the mid-ocean ridges are very hot because ...

• earth's magnetic field creates heat
• The areas are closer to the core
• There is more sunshine
• There are hydrothermal vents along the mid-ocean ridges

Continental shelf

• Leftover from Pangaea
• Part of the continent that is covered by shallow ocean.
• Giant landslides
• Huge underwater canyons