Ocean topography

What are volcanic islands?

• Gently sloping, shallow area

• Mountains that reach the ocean surface

• A geyser on the ocean floor

• Underwater inactive volcanic mountains

What is a hydrothermal vent?

• A geyser on the ocean floor

• A smooth flat area on the ocean floor

• Continuous underwater mountain range

• A deep, steep-sided canyon at a subduction zone

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What is a seamount?

• Continuous underwater mountain range

• A geyser on the ocean floor

• At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline

• Underwater, inactive volcanic mountains

What is a trench?

• Gently sloping, shallow area

• A deep, steep-sided canyon at a subduction zone

• A smooth and flat area on the ocean floor

• At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline

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What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?

• Continuous underwater mountain range

• A geyser on the ocean floor

• Mountains that reach the ocean surface

• Underwater, inactive volcanoes

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What is an abyssal plain?

• A smooth, flat area on the ocean

• Mountains that reach the ocean surface

• Gently sloping, shallow area

• At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline

What is a continental shelf?

• Gently sloping, shallow area

• Underwater, inactive volcanic mountains

• A smooth, flat area on the ocean floor

• A geyser on the ocean floor

What is a continental slope?

• A gently sloping, shallow area

• A continuous underwater mountain range

• At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline

• Underwater, inactive volcanic mountains

At which type of plate boundary do volcanoes form?

• Convergent - Continental and Oceanic Crust

• Convergent- Continental and Continental Crust

• Convergent - Oceanic and Oceanic Crust

What causes tsunamis?

• Earthquakes

• Typhoons

• Hurricanes

• Weather

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