Seafloor

What is an underwater mountain formed by a volcano?

• trench
• rift zone
• seamount
• mid ocean ridge

What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?

• seamount
• mid-ocean ridge
• continental slope
• rift zone

What are underwater mountain ranges called?

• continental shelf
• mid-ocean ridges
• abyssal plains
• continental slopes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where is the shallowest part of the ocean floor?

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plains
• rift zones

What is the flat land located on either side of the mid-ocean ridge?

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• ocean basin

What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?

• abyssal plains
• trenches
• rift zones
• mid-ocean ridge

What is an opening in the surface where lava may flow?

• trench
• seamount
• rift zone
• valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is a deep, steep-sided valley that starts on the continental slope

• submarine canyon

• deep sea trench

• rift valley

• continental slope

A characteristic of hydrothermal vents is that

• there isn't any sunlight there

• no life exists there

• it is made up of only salt water

• it is hydrogenous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Scientists use ______ to determine the oceans depth.

• Submarine
• Sonar
• Helicopter
• Light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1