Oceans Part 2

What modern device do oceanographers use to determine ocean depth and to map out the ocean floor?

• Radiometer

• Radar

• Sonar

• Depth Gauge

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which part of the seafloor would be the most difficult to explore because of pressure issues?

• Trench

• Seamounts

• Continental Shelf

• Continental Slope

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which ocean feature is labeled A in purple on the diagram?

• Continental Slope

• Continental Shelf

• Seamount

• Abyssal Plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which ocean feature is labeled B in red on the diagram?

• Continental Slope

• Continental Shelf

• Seamount

• Abyssal Plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which ocean feature is labeled C in yellow on the diagram?

*Hint: Between Continental Slope and Abyssal Plain

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Trench

• Continental Rise

• Rift Valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which ocean feature is labeled E in blue on the diagram?

*Hint: Center dip in the Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Seamount

• Trench

• Continental Rise

• Rift Valley

Which ocean feature is labeled F in grey on the diagram?

*Hint: Mariana's _________ is the deepest place on Earth.

• Seamount

• Trench

• Continental Rise

• Rift Valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which ocean feature is labeled G in pink on the diagram?

*Hint: Flat area on bottom of ocean

• Seamount

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Abyssal Plain

• Rift Valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which ocean feature is labeled H in green on the diagram?

*Hint: Underwater volcanoes, Hawaiian islands formed with these.

• Seamount

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Abyssal Plain

• Rift Valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary is found at the mid-ocean ridge?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3