Bodies of Water

On a sphere-shaped map called a globe, the oceans are shown in blue.

• True

• False

The land is all flat under the ocean.

• True

• False

The ocean is so deep that special technology must be used to explore the deepest parts of the ocean floor.

• True

• False

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The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean.

• True

• False

Some underwater mountains form islands.

• True

• False

Most of Earth is covered by ______.

• land

• oceans

• lakes

A(n) _____ lies under the ocean at the edge of a continent.

• ocean volcano

• continental shelf

• ocean current

An ocean trench is most similar to a _____ on land.

• mountain

• plain

• canyon

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The continental slope goes from the _________ to the deeper parts of the ocean floor.

• marianas trench

• continental shelf

• underwater mountains

How are the features of the ocean floor similar to and different from those on land?

• The ocean floor has many features that are similar to the landforms found on Earth. These include mountains, plains, and canyons. The only difference is that they are under water.

• Don't choose me.

• They are totally different.