Ocean Floor Topography Review

Ocean trenches are the shallowest part of the ocean.

• True
• False

What is a large plain (flat) area of the ocean floor?

• Continental Shelf
• Continental Slope
• Continental Rise
• Abyssal Plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the area between the continental slope and abyssal plain?

• Continental Shelf
• Continental Slope
• Continental Rise
• Abyssal Plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the first part you walk out onto in the ocean?

• Continental Shelf
• Continental Slope
• Continental Rise
• Abyssal Plain

What is the area where the continental shelf slopes downward towards the deep ocean floor?

• Continental Shelf
• Continental Slope
• Continental Rise
• Abyssal Plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where does seafloor spreading occur (happen)?

• Ocean Trench
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Seamount
• Abyssal Plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where does subduction occur (happen)?

• Ocean Trench
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Seamount
• Abyssal Plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

An underwater mountain is known as a __________________.

• Ocean Trench
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Seamount
• Abyssal Plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What something is made of is known as ___________________.

• Composition
• Chemical
• Topographical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Physical features of an area of land that includes natural formations such as lakes, rivers, mountains and volcanoes is known as __________________________.

• Composition
• Chemical
• Topographical