Bathymetry

Which is the correct order of features on the continental margin moving from land out to sea?

• continental slope, continental shelf, continental rise
• continental rise, continental trench, continental shelf
• continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise
• continental slope, continental shelf, continental trench

What percentage of Earth's surface is represented by ocean basins?

• 10 percent
• 30 percent
• 50 percent
• 60 percent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do the sediments of the abyssal plains mostly consist of?

• sand and gravel
• salt
• seashells
• mud and oozes

Where are most deep-sea trenches located?

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

Which feature runs through all the oceans?

• abyssal plains
• the mid-ocean ridges
• deep sea trenches
• seamounts and guyots

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which letter indicates the continental shelf?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which feature is indicated by the letter K?

• guyot
• continental slope
• continental rise
• trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which feature is indicated by the letter F?

• guyot
• continental slope
• continental rise
• trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which feature marks the true edge of a continent (according to oceanographers)?

• submarine canyon
• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain

Which seafloor feature can be found along rifts in the mid-ocean ridges?

• hydrothermal vents
• manganese nodules
• deep-sea trenches
• seamounts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4