Oceans and Landforms Unit Review

When sand is deposited, _____________ are formed.

• waves

• sandbars

• rivers

• avalanches

_____________ are the main cause of erosion or deposition along a shoreline.

• Waves

• Inlets

• Rivers

• Plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_____________ are forces that wear away or tear down Earth's features.

• Inlets

• Deposition

• Destructive

• Constructive

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

_____________ is the process of laying down materials such as rocks and soil.

• Inlets

• Constructive

• Deposition

• Plate

_____________ are forces that build new features on Earth's surface.

• Erosion

• Inlets

• Destructive

• Constructive

an underwater volcano

• ocean basin

• continental slope

• seamount

• mid-ocean ridge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

a central mountain range that divides the ocean floor into two parts

• ocean basin

• continental slope

• seamount

• mid-ocean ridge

the edges of the continents slope up from the shore into the ocean

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• true

• false

The hilly area of the ocean basin is called the abyssal plain.

• true

• false