Marine Provinces

This is a measurement of ocean depth and seafloor topography

• bathymetry
• multi-beam sonar
• precision-depth recorder (PDR)
• seismic reflection profile

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is a method of mapping the topography of the ocean floor along a strip up to 60 km wide

• bathymetry
• multi-beam sonar
• precision-depth recorder (PDR)
• seismic reflection profile

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

These are deep linear scars in the deep-ocean floor caused by plate convergence

• continental shelf
• continental margin
• abyssal plain
• ocean trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is a generally flat zone extending from the shore to the shelf break

• ocean trench
• continental margin
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The correct order of seafloor features from the coast to the mid-ocean ridge is ________.

• abyssal plain, rise, slope, shelf
• abyssal plain, shelf, slope, rise
• rise, abyssal plain, slope, shelf
• shelf, slope, rise, abyssal plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Active continental margins are characterized by which of the following?

• Broad continental shelves
• Deep-sea trenches
• No sediment accumulation
• Shallow coastal waters

Deep-ocean trenches and volcanic arcs result from the collision of two plates at convergent plate boundaries and mostly occur along the margins of which of the following oceans?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is an example of a passive continental margin?

• East Coast of Japan
• East Coast of the United States
• West Coast of Chile
• West Coast of Mexico

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is the standard unit of ocean depth

• Mile
• Fathom
• Foot
• Meter

Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: There is no relative motion across a transform fault BECAUSE the parts of the lithospheric plate cut by a transform fault are moving in the same direction.

• The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
• The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
• The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
• Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5