Quiz about Ocean Floor and Landforms

Question 1

The Mariana __________ is the deepest known place on Earth

Accepted Answer

Trench

Answer

Volcanoe

Answer

Seamount

Answer

Ridge

Question 2

What is letter C?

Accepted Answer

Abyssal Plain

Answer

Oceanic Ridge

Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Continental Slope

Question 3

What is letter D?

Accepted Answer

Oceanic Ridge

Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Volcanic Island

Answer

Seamount

Question 4

What is letter D?

Accepted Answer

Oceanic Ridge

Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Volcanic Island

Answer

Seamount

Question 5

What is letter E?

Accepted Answer

Volcanic Island

Answer

Seamount

Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Answer

Abyssal Plain

Question 6

What is letter A?

Accepted Answer

Continental Slope

Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Seamount

Answer

Abyssal Plain

Question 7

What is letter G?

Accepted Answer

Trench

Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Answer

Rift

Answer

Continental Shelf

Question 8

What letter is B?

Accepted Answer

Seamount

Answer

Continental Shelf

Answer

Continental Slope

Answer

Oceanic Ridge

Question 9

The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the...

Accepted Answer

continental shelf

Answer

continental slope

Answer

abyssal plain

Answer

trench

Question 10

Rift is similiar to ...

Accepted Answer

A valley

Answer

A hole

Answer

A divide

Answer

A trench

Question 11

The continental slope is located at the end of the...

Accepted Answer

continental shelf

Answer

shoreline

Answer

mid ocean ridge

Answer

abyssal plain

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

continental shelf

Answer

trench

Answer

abyssal plain

Answer

continental slope

Question 13

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

Accepted Answer

3% freshwater, 97% salt water

Answer

97% freshwater, 3% salt water

Answer

71% freshwater, 29% salt water

Answer

29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Question 14

What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean?

Accepted Answer

increases

Answer

decreases

Answer

stays the same

Answer

doubles

Question 15

In addition to salinity, what factor affects the density of seawater?

Accepted Answer

temperature

Answer

depth

Answer

latitude

Answer

salt content

Question 16

As we go deeper into the ocean, salinity ___________.

Accepted Answer

Increases

Answer

Doubles

Answer

Decreases

Answer

Remains the same

Question 17

What is the scientific name for salt?

Accepted Answer

Sodium Chloride

Answer

Sodium Acetate

Answer

Chloride sodium

Answer

Hydroxide sulfate

Question 18

A body of shallow water partly cut off from the ocean by coral reefs is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

a lagoon

Answer

a basin

Answer

a bay

Answer

a gulf

Question 19

Kwajalein Atoll is the largest coral atoll in the world, but even so, its 97 islands have a total land area of around 6 square miles. Can you imagine a problem caused by its small size?

Accepted Answer

All of the answers are correct

Answer

There may be no rivers or springs to provide fresh water.

Answer

Islanders had to rely on catching rainwater for drinking.

Answer

The small size may mean there is little to no land for farming, which means that islanders must depend on fish for much of their food.

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