Earth Science SOL Review Oceanography

If all the water in the ocean were removed, what would the land below it look like? 

• similar to land on the continents
• mostly flat, like a desert
• mostly mountains and valleys
• mostly small hills and grasslands 

What part of the ocean floor does A represent?

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• seamount

What part of the ocean floor does B represent?

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• seamount

What part of the ocean floor does C represent?

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• sea mount

What part of the ocean floor does D represent?

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• mid-ocean ridge

What part of the ocean floor does E represent?

• continental slope
• volcanic island
• abyssal plain
• sea mount

What part of the ocean floor does F represent?

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• sea mount

When we go to beach, we are allowed to go on ____________

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• sea mount

Which is true about currents? 

• They are only found in fresh water
• They are movement of water in a circular direction
• They are caused by underwater volcanoes
• They are only made of cold water

The Gulf Stream runs along the ________ coast of the United States and is one of the _________ currents known. 

• west, slowest
• east, strongest
• north, strongest
• southeast, weakest