Unit 5.1 Hydrology Quiz

_______are daily changes in ocean water.

• Waters

• Tides

• Colors

• Earths

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a seamount?

• Continuous underwater mountain range

• A geyser on the ocean floor

• At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline

• Underwater, inactive volcanic mountains

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a continental shelf?

• Gently sloping, shallow area

• Underwater, inactive volcanic mountains

• A smooth, flat area on the ocean floor

• A geyser on the ocean floor

What is letter D?

• Continental Shelf

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Volcanic Island

• Seamount

The shallowest(least deep) part of the ocean is the ____________________

• trench

• abyssal plain

• continental shelf

• continental slope

What is the deepest part of the ocean?

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

What source is primarily responsible for ocean tides?

• Comets

• Gravity

• The Sun

• Magnetism

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A mid-ocean ridge is formed from...

• abyssal plains
• the continental shelf
• lava
• a trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3