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WorksheetsOcean Basins Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
A volcanic mountain that rises above the surface of the water is called ____________
trench
island
mid-ocean ridge
seamount
What is the difference between a volcanic island & a seamount?
A volcanic island rises above the surface of the water & a seamount does not
A seamount rises above the surface of the water & a volcanic island does not
Both the seamount & volcanic island are underwater
Both the seamount & the volcanic island rise above the water
the steep drop-off between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor
continental shelf
guyot
continental slope
trench
an underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed
mid-ocean ridge
seamount
guyot
abyssal plain
How many major oceans are there in the world?
7
6
5
4
The largest ocean in the world is the
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Southern
What is the difference between a guyot and a seamount?
Guyots are rounded, seamounts are not.
Seamounts are rounded, guyots are not.
Seamounts have been weathered by wave and becomes a guyot, a cone shaped volcano.
Seamounts are cone shaped volcanoes, and biologically, that would scientifically confirm that there is no difference.
The parts of the ocean floor that are made up of continental crust are called
continental margins
abyssal plains
mid-ocean ridges
trenches
If you went to a beach in northern California and saw cliffs instead of a flat sandy beach like in New Jersey, how would you classify the beach?
It is a beach on a passive margin
It is a beach on top of volcanic activity
It is a beach on an active margin
It is a beach on top of an earthquake zone
