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WorksheetsOceanography Vocabulary
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which best describes the continental shelf?
a)
a flat underwater valley
b)
a region of mountains in the deep ocean
c)
a shallow area of sediment near the shore
d)
a region with high water pressure
2.
Salinity means
a)
how many fish are in the water
b)
how much salt is in the water
3.
The ocean floor
a)
is always a flat bed of sand
b)
has mountains, plains, and ridges like land surfaces
c)
is covered by the same amount of water everywhere
d)
covers less area than land
4.
Where is the ocean deepest?
a)
ocean trench
b)
volcanic island
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
5.
The large flat region of the ocean floor is called the
a)
ocean trench
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
seamount
6.
Oceanography is the study of the _________.
a)
ocean
b)
garbage
c)
plants
d)
weather
7.
What is an underwater mountain formed by a volcano?
a)
trench
b)
rift zone
c)
seamount
d)
mid ocean ridge
8.
What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?
a)
seamount
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
continental slope
d)
rift zone
9.
What are underwater mountain ranges called?
a)
continental shelf
b)
mid-ocean ridges
c)
abyssal plains
d)
continental slopes
10.
Where is the shallowest part of the ocean floor?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plains
d)
rift zones
11.
What is the flat land located on either side of the mid-ocean ridge?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
ocean basin
12.
What is an opening in the surface where lava may flow?
a)
trench
b)
seamount
c)
rift zone
d)
valley
13.
Which of the following is the corresponding Continental land form for the Abyssal Plain.
a)
Plains
b)
Mountain
c)
Dessert
d)
Valley
14.
Which of the following is the corresponding oceanic land form for canyons?
a)
Mountain
b)
trench
c)
plains
d)
mid-ocean ridge
15.
Which of the following has the correct oceanic and continental land forms together?
a)
Valley- Continental Slope
b)
Continental shelf- mountains
c)
Mid-ocean ridge- trench
d)
Volcano- Seamount
16.
Which structure extends from the outer edge of the continental shelf to the ocean floor?
a)
continental
slope
b)
abyssal
plain
c)
oceanic
trench
d)
sea mount
17.
sediment settles in this area.continental...
a)
rise
b)
slope
c)
shelf
18.
Mid-Ocean Ridge is similiar to ...
a)
Seamount
b)
Wizard Island
c)
Stone Mountain
d)
The Rocky Mountains
19.
A flat area of the ocean floor, covered with sand, mud, and plant and animal remains
a)
Continental Shelf
b)
Continental Slope
c)
Abyssal Plain
d)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
20.
A long, narrow, steep-sided valley that forms the deepest parts of the ocean
a)
Rift
b)
Continental Slope
c)
Trench
d)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
21.
A steep drop-off from the continental shelf that plunges to depths of 2 and 1/4 miles
a)
Continental Slope
b)
Trench
c)
Rift
d)
Continental Shelf
22.
What is the difference between a volcanic island & a seamount?
a)
A volcanic island rises above the water & a seamount does not
b)
A seamount rises above the water & a volcanic island does not
c)
Both the seamount & volcanic island are underwater
d)
Both the seamount & the volcanic island rise above the water
23.
The area between the continental slope and the ocean basin is the __________.
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental rise
c)
continental margin
d)
continental slope
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