Unit 3, Part 2: Ocean Topography, Tides, & Currents

Which of the following would be the correct labeling for these ocean floor features?

• 1-abyssal plain

  2-rift zone

  3-continental shelf

  4-continental slope

• 1-continental shelf

  2-continental slope

  3-abyssal plain

  4-rift zone

• 1- continental slope

  2-continental shelf

  3-abyssal plain

  4-rift zone

• 1-rift zone

  2-continental slope

  3-abyssal plain

  4-continental shelf

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Seafloor spreading can best be described as....

• The movement of water causing our Earth's crust to also move forcing magma to the surface

• the force of the ocean crust sitting on the asthenosphere

• the intrusion of magma forced upward toward the ocean ridge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the two most abundant elements in ocean water besides hydrogen & oxygen?

• sodium & chlorine

• salt & sodim

• nitrogen & calcium

• sodium & oxygen

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Select the following answer that correctly labels the oceans on the map.

• 1-Atlantic

  2-Pacific

  3-Indian

  4- Arctic

• 1- Atlantic

  2-Indian

  3- Arctic

  4- Pacific

• 1-Pacific

  2- Atlantic

  3-Indian

  4- Arctic

• 1-Pacific

  2-Indian

  3- Atlantic

  4-Artic

What is the name given to the deepest parts of our ocean?

• trench

• abyssal plain

• continental shelf

• seamount

While we have 5 identified oceans on Earth, there are only 3 recognized as being major oceans. What are these 3 oceans?

• Atlantic, Arctic, Indian

• Pacific, Indian, & Arctic

• Atlantic, Pacific, & Arctic

• Atlantic, Pacific, & Indian

The Arctic and Antarctic oceans are considered one of the 5 oceans on our planet, although not a major ocean. What do these oceans have in common?

• They are home to many different species of sharks

• They are covered with sea ice & ice caps

• They have very strong currents that make it easy for travel

• They are useful as a freshwater resource due to their ice caps

Mountains and valleys are some of the names we give to the landscape above water. Those same landscapes are found beneath the surface of the water. Identify the set that best matches land names with underwater names.

• valley-mid ocean ridge

  canyon or valley-trench

  volcano-seamount

  mountain-rift

  plain-abyssal plain

• valley-rift

  canyon or valley-trench

  volcano-mid ocean ridge

  mountain-seamount

  plain-abyssal plain

• valley-mid ocean ridge

  canyon or valley-trench

  volcano-seamount

  mountain-rift

  plain-abyssal plain

• valley-rift

  canyon or valley-trench

  volcano-seamount

  mountain-mid ocean ridge

  plain-abyssal plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_________ are the deepest part of the oceans. The ____________ trench is the deepest trench on Earth.

• Plains; Marianas Trench

• trenches; Marianas trench

• trenches; hydrothermal

• continental shelf; Mariana's shelf

Ocean waves are a result of ___________ and can travel many miles to shore.

• wind

• currents

• rain