Unit 6 Video 4 Quiz

What features are found in the continental margin?

• Continental shelf, Abyssal Hills, Mid Ocean Ridges

• Continental shelf, Continental Slope,

  Sea mounts

• Abyssal Hills, Abyssal Plains, Seamounts, Trench

• Continental Shelf, Continental Slope, Shelf Break,

  Submarine Canyons

What are continental shelves?

• The extension of the continent underwater

• The area between the continent and the ocean basin

• The steep slope past the continental break

• The flat areas in the deep part of the oceans

What is the continental slope?

• The extension of the continent below water

• The valley of a mid ocean ridge

• The area between the continental shelf and the ocean basin

• The steep side of a trench

The shelf break is found between the​ (a)   and the​ (b)  

• continental shelf
• continental slope
• submarine canyons
• ocean basin
• mid ocean ridge

How were most of submarine canyons formed? (Choose all that apply)

• ancient rivers

• landslide of the continental slope

• ancient glaciers

• meteors

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What does the ocean basin refer to?

• Only the shallow areas

• Only the areas found in the trenches

• All of the ocean floor

• Only the deep portion of the oceans

What are abyssal plains?

• Small hills in the ocean basin

• Flat areas in the ocean basin

• The deepest parts of a trench

• Underwater volcanos

What are seamounts?

• Steep sided volcanos under the water

• The tallest parts of the mid-ocean ridge

• The area between the continent and the abyss

• The valley of the mid ocean ridge

How many miles does the large, underwater, volcanic mountain range run in all of the oceans?

• Around 40,000 miles

• Around 2,000 miles

• Around 10,000 miles

• Around 400 miles

Where are deep water trenches mostly found?

• At divergent boundaries

• Where 2 plates move away from each other

• Where 2 different types of plate converge towards each other

• At transform boundaries