Ocean Floor

What is letter A?

• Cont. Shelf

• Cont. Slope

• Seamount

• Abyssal Plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is letter G?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Rift

• Trench

• Cont. Shelf

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What letter is B?

• Cont. Shelf

• Cont. Slope

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Seamount

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The shallowest(least deep) part of the ocean is the ____________________

• trench

• abyssal plain

• continental shelf

• continental slope

the deepest part of the ocean

• trenches

• abyssal plain

• ocean basin

• rift

Which of the following is the best order from beach to middle of the ocean?

• continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plane

• continental slope, continental shelf, abyssal plane

• continental shelf, abyssal plane, continental slope

• continental slope, abyssal plane, continental shelf

A scientist is using sonar to map the ocean floor while traveling on the ocean surface in a ship. She observes that the first sound pulse returns from the ocean floor much more quickly than the second sound pulse. What can she conclude based on this information?

• The water under the ship is becoming deeper as the ship travels.

• The water under the ship is becoming less dense as the ship travels.

• The water under the ship is becoming more dense as the ship travels.

• The water under the ship is becoming more shallow as the ship travels.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Scientist have been able to map the ocean floor using sound waves

• Satellites

• Sonar

• Deep Sea Drilling

• Underwater Vessels

Which letter shows the Continental margin?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Scientist are able to collect core samples of the ocean floor to study its makeup.

• Satellites

• Sonar

• Deep Sea Drilling

• Underwater Vessels

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3