Oceanography Earth Science

What do you call an underwater mountain?

• trench

• abyssal plain

• seamount

• volcanic island

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

Identify the layer of the earth labeled # 6

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Pressure Decreases

• Pressure Increases

• Nothing

Which layer is made of "flowing" solid rock (think clay or pudding)?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:

• Volcanoes

• Seismic Waves

• Continental Drift

• Convection Currents

Seamount is similiar to...

• a volcanic island

• a small mountain or volcano

• The Great Plains

• The Grand Canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The continental slope is located at the end of the...

• shoreline

• continental shelf

• mid ocean ridge

• abyssal plain

True or False: The plates will never stop moving

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3