Ocean Floor Features Quiz

Imagine Michael, Charlotte, and David are on a thrilling adventure to explore the ocean. They come across a part of the ocean that is shallow and seems to be an extended part of the continent. What do they call this?

• The extended part of a continent submerged under shallow water.

• A large body of water between two continents

• A deep trench in the ocean floor

• The highest point on a continent

Aria, Liam, and Nora are on a thrilling underwater adventure! They come across a long, underwater mountain range. Can you help them identify this ocean floor feature?

• trench

• seamount

• continental shelf

• mid-ocean ridge

Emma, James, and Evelyn are on a virtual submarine adventure! They come across a flat, featureless region of the ocean floor. Can you help them remember what this region is called?

• ocean plateau

• submarine ridge

• abyssal plain

• seamount

Imagine you're on a thrilling underwater adventure with Abigail, Jackson, and Emma. You come across the deepest part of the ocean. Can you guess what this feature is called?

• Mariana Trench

• Sargasso Sea

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Great Barrier Reef

Anika, Mason, and Avery are on a deep-sea adventure! They come across some large structures underwater. Mason thinks they are underwater mountains. What do you think they found?

• Underwater mountains

• Oceanic plateaus

• Submerged volcanoes

• Underwater hills

Aiden, Michael, and Aria are on a thrilling adventure to explore the ocean floor. They come across the continental shelf. Aiden thinks it's the steepest part of the ocean floor. Is Aiden correct?

• Yes, Aiden is correct

• Aiden is partially correct

• Not sure

• No, Aiden is not correct

Anika, Noah, and Isla are on a thrilling adventure to discover the secrets of the ocean. They stumble upon a mid-ocean ridge. Can you help them figure out what causes the formation of these fascinating mid-ocean ridges?

• Plate tectonics

• Earthquakes

• Erosion

• Volcanic activity

Henry, Daniel, and Kai are on a thrilling adventure to explore the ocean floor. They come across a feature that they know is associated with subduction zones. Can you help them identify it?

• a rift valley

• a seamount

• a trench

• a mid-ocean ridge

Hey there, Jackson, Avery, and Olivia! Let's dive into the deep sea for a moment. Can you tell me if this statement is true or false: Seamounts are underwater volcanoes?

• No way, that's false!

• Seamounts? Aren't those mountains on land?

• I think seamounts are formed by erosion.

• Yes, that's absolutely true!

Imagine Samuel, Emma, and Olivia are on a thrilling adventure journey deep inside the Earth. They come across a strange phenomenon where one tectonic plate is sliding beneath another. What is the name given to this exciting process?

• collision

• divergence

• convection

• subduction