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Ocean Formation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

trench

a)

A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor.

b)

a steep incline of the ocean floor leading down from the edge of the continental shelf

c)

a large, flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin

d)

A gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent

2.

continental slope

a)

A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor.

b)

a steep incline of the ocean floor leading down from the edge of the continental shelf

c)

a large, flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin

d)

A gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent

3.

abyssal plain

a)

A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor.

b)

a steep incline of the ocean floor leading down from the edge of the continental shelf

c)

a large, flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin

d)

A gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent

4.

continental shelf

a)

A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor.

b)

a steep incline of the ocean floor leading down from the edge of the continental shelf

c)

a large, flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin

d)

A gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent

5.

continental rise

a)

A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor.

b)

the gently sloping surface at the base of the continental slope

c)

a large, flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin

d)

A gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent

6.

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

7.

Which of the following is the a picture of a ocean to ocean convergent boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)

None of those show a ocean to ocean convergent

8.

What formations happen at ocean to ocean subduction zones?

a)

Deep oceanic trenches

b)

Mountain Ranges

c)

Coastal Volcanic Mountains

d)

Both mountains and volcanoes

9.

Fill in the blank: The oceanic plate is _______ dense than the continental plate so it sinks, or subducts, under the continental plate.

a)

Less

b)

More

c)

Same

10.
Which boundary is most likely to cause tsunami waves?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive
d)
Transform