Ocean Floor Quiz

Guess what? is another fancy term for the ocean floor. Can you believe it?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Continental shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Seamount

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Guess what? There's a stream of water that zips through the ocean just like a river. What's it called?

• Basin

• Current

• Trench

• Seamount

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Guess what? The underwater edge of the continent is called the __________. Can you pick the right term?

• Continental shelf

• Continental Rise

• Abyssal Plain

• Seamount

Which of these underwater features gently slopes towards the sea floor, like a giant underwater slide?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Continental shelf

• Continental Rise

• Seamount

Guess what? __________ is the exciting process where the seafloor gets all dressed up with sediment!

• Basin

• Continental shelf

• Continental Rise

• Seamount

Guess what? One of the flattest places on Earth is __________.

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Continental shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Seamount

Guess what? There's a gigantic underwater mountain! What's it called?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Continental shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Seamount

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Guess what? There's a long narrow V-shaped valley under the sea. What's it called?

• Basin

• Current

• Trench

• Seamount

Guess what? There's a chain of mountains, but it's not on land! Can you tell me what it is?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Continental shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Seamount