Deep Ocean Basins

Deep Ocean Basins

9th - 12th Grade

28 Qs

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Deep Ocean Basins

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-4

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kyle Cook

Used 35+ times

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28 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are the three (3) major divisions of the ocean:

Deep ocean basin

Continental margin

Mid ocean ridge

Deep ocean trench

Seamounts

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The portion of the seafloor that lies between the continental margin and the oceanic ridge system.  It includes the abyssal plain, trenches, seamounts and guyots.

Deep ocean basin

Deep ocean trench

Mid ocean ridge

Active continental margin

Passive continental margin

Answer explanation

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The relatively level deep seafloor. It is a cold and dark place that lies between 3,000 and 6,000 meters below the sea surface.

Deep ocean basin

Abyssal plain

Mid ocean ridge

Active continental margin

Passive continental margin

Answer explanation

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Submarine volcanoes that rise at least 1000 meters above the ocean floor.  They are most commonly found in the Pacific ocean.

Deep ocean basin

Abyssal plain

Mid ocean ridge

Seamounts

Passive continental margin

Answer explanation

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Flat-topped seamounts.  The are flat due to the processes of weathering and erosion.

Deep ocean basin

Abyssal plain

Mid ocean ridge

Guyots

Passive continental margin

Answer explanation

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Identify #1 and #11

Continental shelf

Continental slope

Continental rise

Seamount

Rift Valley

Answer explanation

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Identify #2 and #10

Continental shelf

Continental slope

Continental rise

Seamount

Rift Valley

Answer explanation

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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