Oceans and Landforms Vocabulary #3

A Natural Resouce is...

• Something that people make to use for other things, like plastic

• A material that people take or use from the earth, like oil

• A skill that comes naturally to people, like breathing

• Things that are made from recycled materials, like shoes that are made from plastic water bottles

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS3-1

What is the deepest part of the ocean?

• a rift zone
• an abyssal plain
• a seamount
• an oceanic trench

This is the steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the bottom of the ocean floor.

• continental shelf
• continental slope
• abyssal plain
• mid-ocean ridge

The edges of the continents slope down from the shore into the ocean.  This the part of the continent located under the water

• continental shelf
• continental slope
• abyssal plain
• mid-ocean ridge

On the bottom of the ocean, there is a mountain range that divides the ocean floor into two parts.  This area is also known as underwater volcanic mountains.

• continental shelf
• continental slope
• abyssal plain
• mid-ocean ridge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which definition best defines a continental shelf?

• The sharp slope at the end of a continent.
• An underwater plain.
• The ocean floor along the coast covered by shallow water and gradually slopes down.
• Mountains completely underneath the ocean.

Which definition best defines a continental slope?

• The sharp slope at the end of the continental shelf.
• An underwater plain.
• The ocean floor along the coast covered by shallow water and gradually slopes down.
• Mountains completely underneath the ocean.

Volcano built up under the ocean

• magma

• seamount

• lava

Large flat area of the ocean basin

• continental shelf

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

The area where lava builds up on the sides of the mid-ocean ridge is called what?

• trench

• rift zone

• ocean basin

• continental slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3