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Ocean

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of an underwater mountain formed by a volcano?

a)

Trench

b)

Rift Zone

c)

Seamount

d)

Mid Ocean Ridge

2.
What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?
a)
seamount
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
continental slope
d)
rift zone
3.
What are underwater mountain ranges called?
a)
continental shelf
b)
mid-ocean ridges
c)
abyssal plains
d)
continental slopes
4.
What are valleys between the mountain ridges?
a)
rift zones
b)
trenches
c)
abyssal plains
d)
continental slope
5.
Where is the shallowest part of the ocean floor?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plains
d)
rift zones
6.
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
7.
What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?
a)
abyssal plains
b)
trenches
c)
rift zones
d)
mid-ocean ridge
8.

Which of the following is the corresponding continental land form for the Abyssal Plain. 

a)
Plains
b)
Mountain
c)
Dessert 
d)
Valley 
9.
Which of the following is the corresponding oceanic land form for canyons? 
a)
Mountain 
b)
trench 
c)
plains
d)
mid-ocean ridge 
10.
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

11.
Which pair represents wide, flat areas of land? 
a)

Mountains - Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Trench - Canyon

c)

Plains - Abyssal Plains

d)

Volcano - Seamount

12.
Land which rise high above the ground defines which pair of land forms? 
a)
Mountains- Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Valley- Abyssal Plains
c)
Trench-Canyon
d)
Seamount-Volcano 
13.
A rift zone or valley is what?
a)
An opening in the surface where lava may flow
b)
Wide-Flat areas of land
c)
Low land between hills or mountians
d)
Land which rises high about the ground
14.
What is Phytoplankton
a)
A microscopic thing that lives in watery places.
b)
a dumb plant
c)
A food source for all animals
d)
something that you eat
15.
True or false: Phytoplankton is the first link in the food chain.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
i don't know
d)
wasn't listening
16.
T1 - The plankton that are microscopic and plant like are called 
a)
zooplankton 
b)
phytoplankton 
c)
minnows
17.
T1 - The plankton that are animal-like are called
a)
bacteria 
b)
phytoplankton 
c)
zooplankton 
18.

Walking down the shore into the ocean you would be on the continental ___.

a)
shelf
b)
slope
c)
rise
19.
Scientists use ______ to determine the oceans depth.
a)
Submarine
b)
Sonar
c)
Helicopter
d)
Light
20.
This image shows
a)
sea floor is spreading
b)
continental shelf
c)
continental slope
d)
sea mount
21.
The ocean is salty mainly due to the weathering & erosion that takes place on igneous rocks found in Earth’s crust and on the mountains.  It is also salty due to the dead ocean animals whose bodies sink to the ocean floor.
a)
True
b)
False
22.

Which ocean floor feature is labeled "F"?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Ocean Trench

d)

Continental Slope

23.

A shallow area of sediment near the shore...

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Ocean Trench

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Abyssal Plain

24.

Which of these are the deepest parts of the oceans?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Ocean Trench

d)

Continental Rise

25.

"A" on the diagram labels the...

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Ocean Trench

26.

Plant-like plankton is called...

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Phytoplankton

c)

Decomposer

d)

Consumer

27.

As the depth of the ocean water increases, the temperature...

a)

increases (warmer)

b)

decreases (colder)

28.

Which would you find covering the ocean floor?

a)

Mud

b)

Ice

c)

Rocks

d)

Sand

29.

Which ocean floor feature is the steep cliff-like drop beyond the continental shelf?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Abyssal Plain

d)

Ocean Trench

30.

Which part of the ocean floor is labeled "D"?

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Blue-Ridge Mountains

d)

Abyssal Plain

31.

Phytoplankton provides much of the Earth's...

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Helium

32.

As the depth of ocean waters increases, the pressure...

a)

increases (more pressure)

b)

decreases (less pressure)

33.

"C" on the Ocean Floor diagram represents the...

a)

Continental Slope

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Ocean Trench

34.

A gently sloping area that connects the steep walls of the continental slope to the bottom of the ocean floor is called the... (sediments/deposition)

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Ocean Trench

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridges

35.

Animal-like plankton is called...

a)

phytoplankton

b)

zooplankton

36.

Where are you walking when you are wading in the ocean?

a)

Ocean Trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Continental Shelf

37.

As the depth of the ocean water increases, the amount of light -

a)

Increases (more light)

b)

Decreases (less light)

38.

Which ocean floor feature is labeled "G"?

a)

Continental Slope

b)

Ocean Trench

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Abyssal Plain

39.

What do the arrows on the map represent?

a)

Size of waves

b)

Water density

c)

Ocean currents

d)

Time between tides

40.

The distance between two crests or two troughs on a wave is the...

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

41.

The shallowest part of the ocean is the ____________________

a)
trench
b)
abyssal plain
c)
continental shelf
42.
The continental shelf had the _______________ water. 
a)
coldest
b)
warmest
c)
deepest
43.

What do we call a giant sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide?

a)

Tsunami

b)

barrier island

c)

beach

d)

breaker

44.

What is the term we use to describe the area where land meets the ocean?

a)

tide pool

b)

cliff

c)

beach

d)

shoreline

45.

What term best describes a flowing stream of water that moves continually through the ocean in a specific direction?

a)

wave

b)

tide

c)

current

d)

beach

46.

A feature of the ocean shore zone, where land and ocean meet, that is made up of mostly sand is called a ________________.

a)

barrier island

b)

beach

c)

tide

d)

inlet

47.

Pieces of land surrounded by water on all sides are called ___________________.

a)

inlets

b)

waves

c)

estuaries

d)

islands

48.

Continental: Low land between hills or mountains is called a ____________.

a)

trench

b)

valley

c)

rift

d)

seamount

49.

Oceanic: Low land between hills or mountains is called ________________.

a)

valley

b)

rift

c)

plain

d)

mid-ocean ridge

50.

Continental: A deep valley with high, steep sides is called a ______________.

a)

canyon

b)

trench

c)

rift

d)

seamount

51.

Oceanic: A deep valley with high, steep sides is called a ___________.

a)

canyon

b)

rift

c)

seamount

d)

trench

52.

Continental: An opening in the surface from which lava flows is called a _________________

a)

volcano

b)

rift

c)

valley

d)

fault

53.

Oceanic: An opening in the surface from which lava flows is called a ______________.

a)

seamount or volcanic island.

b)

trench

c)

barrier island

d)

mountain range

54.

Continental: Land which rises high above the ground is called a _______________.

a)

valley

b)

trench

c)

mountain range

d)

rift

55.

Oceanic: Land which rises high above the ground is called a _________________.

a)

valley

b)

canyon

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

estuary

56.

Continental: Wide, flat areas of land are called ______________.

a)

beaches

b)

mountain ranges

c)

plains

d)

seamounts

57.

Oceanic: Wide, flat areas of land are called ___________________.

a)

mid-ocean ridges

b)

abyssal plains

c)

rift valleys

d)

seamounts

58.

The wise use of natural resources is called ________________.

a)

Pollution

b)

Conservation

59.

Anything that harms the natural environment is called __________________.

a)

Pollution

b)

Conservation

60.

To use less of something is to _________________.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

61.

To use something over and over again is to _____________.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

62.

To make something new from an old product is to ________________.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

63.

Which of the following is a common feature found on the ocean floor that is similar to a feature found on land?

a)

Deserts

b)

Forests

c)

Mountains

d)

Cities

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