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Ocean Floor Structures

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is used to map the ocean floor.

a)

sonar

b)

radar

c)

Nansen bottle

d)

lead line

2.

What is the speed of sound in water?

a)

1500 meters per second

b)

1500 feet per second

c)

1500 fathoms per second

d)

none of these are correct

3.

We can learn about features on the ocean bottom by measuring wave height from satellite.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is structure A?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

mid-ocean rift

c)

sea mounts

d)

mid-ocean trench

5.

What is structure B?

a)

atoll

b)

sea mount

c)

guyot

d)

volcano

6.

What is structure C?

a)

coastline

b)

continental slope

c)

continental shelf

d)

continental rise

7.

What is structure D?

a)

continental shelf

b)

continental slope

c)

continental rise

d)

coastline

8.

What is structure E?

a)

coastline

b)

continental shelf

c)

continental slope

d)

continental rise

9.

What is structure F?

a)

mid-ocean rift

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

mid-ocean trench

d)

subduction zone

10.

What is structure G?

a)

rift

b)

ridge

c)

trench

d)

abyss

11.

What is structure H?

a)

sea mount

b)

guyot

c)

atoll

d)

volcano

12.

What is structure I?

a)

trench

b)

abyss

c)

rift

d)

fissure

13.

What is structure J?

a)

continental slope

b)

continental shelf

c)

continental rise

d)

coastline

14.

What are structures K?

a)

seamounts

b)

atolls

c)

guyots

d)

volcanoes

15.

The production of visible light by living organisms is called

a)

live light

b)

bioluminescense

c)

biorefraction