Ocean Basin Structures

What is an underwater mountain formed by a volcano?

• trench
• rift zone
• seamount
• mid ocean ridge

What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?

• seamount
• mid-ocean ridge
• continental slope
• rift zone

What are underwater mountain ranges called?

• continental shelf
• mid-ocean ridges
• abyssal plains
• continental slopes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where is the shallowest part of the ocean floor?

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plains
• rift zones

What is the flat land located on either side of the mid-ocean ridge?

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• ocean basin

What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?

• abyssal plains
• trenches
• rift zones
• mid-ocean ridge

Which part of the ocean floor is shown?

• Seamount

• Trench

• Volcanic Island

• Continental margin

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NGSS.4-ESS2-2

Which part of the ocean floor is shown?

• Ocean Ridge

• Seamount

• Volcanic island

• Continent

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NGSS.4-ESS2-2

In the early 1900’s scientists started using this to get a more accurate map of the ocean floor.

• A long pole to feel the bottom

• A submarine

• Sonar

• Scuba

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Converging crustal plates subducting back into Earth's mantle causes this feature

• deep-ocean trench

• turbidity currents

• continental rise

• submarine canyon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3