Earth's Ocean Features

What is the name of the underwater mountain range that runs along the ocean floor?

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Pacific Ring of Fire

• Antarctic Ridge

• Indian Ocean Ridge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the gently sloping submerged edge of a continent called?

• continental shelf

• seabed plateau

• oceanic shelf

• continental slope

What technology is commonly used to create detailed maps of the ocean floor?

• Satellite imagery

• GPS

• Radar

• Sonar

What is the deepest part of the ocean called?

• Mariana Trench

• Pacific Plateau

• Atlantic Abyss

• Indian Incline

What is the process by which tectonic plates move and interact with each other called?

• Plate Tectonics

• Crustal Movement

• Continental Drift

• Earthquake Theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the name of the underwater plain that lies between the continental shelf and the mid-ocean ridge?

• mid-ocean plain

• trench plain

• abyssal trench

• abyssal plain

What is the name of the underwater mountain that rises from the ocean floor but does not reach the surface?

• ridge

• abyssal hill

• seamount

• plateau

What is the name of the process used to measure the depth of the ocean floor using sound waves?

• Lidar

• Radar

• GPS

• Sonar

True or False:

There are volcanoes under water in the ocean.

• True

• False