Continental and Ocean Floor Features

What is the continental shelf?

• A) A steep slope

• B) A submerged extension of the continent

• C) An underwater mountain

• D) A deep ocean trench

What is the continental shelf made of?

• A) Basalt

• B) Granite

• C) Sand

• D) Limestone

What is the continental rise composed of?

• Sand

• Sediments

• Basalt

• Water

What is the abyssal plain made of?

• Basalt

• Granite

• Limestone

• Sandstone

What is the mid-ocean ridge?

• A) A flat plain

• B) An underwater mountain range

• C) A deep trench

• D) A volcanic island

What are seamounts made of?

• Basalt

• Granite

• Limestone

• Sandstone

What are ocean trenches?

• Flat plains

• Underwater mountains

• Deep, narrow depressions

• Volcanic islands

What are ocean trenches made of?

• Basalt

• Granite

• Sandstone

• Limestone

Which of the following is not a deep ocean feature?

• Continental shelf

• Seamount

• Trench

• Abyssal hill

What is a guyot?

• A flat-topped submarine volcanic mountain

• A deep ocean trench

• A coral reef

• A coastal dune