Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

S6E3c Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are volcanic islands?

a)

Gently sloping, shallow area

b)

Mountains that reach the ocean surface

c)

A geyser on the ocean floor

d)

Underwater inactive volcanic mountains

2.

What is a seamount?

a)

Continuous underwater mountain range

b)

A geyser on the ocean floor

c)

At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline

d)

Underwater, inactive volcanic mountains

3.

What is a trench?

a)

Gently sloping, shallow area

b)

A deep, steep-sided canyon at a subduction zone

c)

A smooth and flat area on the ocean floor

d)

At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline

4.

What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?

a)

Continuous underwater mountain range

b)

A geyser on the ocean floor

c)

Mountains that reach the ocean surface

d)

Underwater, inactive volcanoes

5.

What is an abyssal plain?

a)

A smooth, flat area on the ocean

b)

Mountains that reach the ocean surface

c)

Gently sloping, shallow area

d)

At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline

6.

What is a continental shelf?

a)

Gently sloping, shallow area

b)

Underwater, inactive volcanic mountains

c)

A smooth, flat area on the ocean floor

d)

A geyser on the ocean floor

7.

What is a continental slope?

a)

A gently sloping, shallow area

b)

A continuous underwater mountain range

c)

At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline

d)

Underwater, inactive volcanic mountains

8.

The bottom of the ocean is just flat.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

sound waves used to make a map of the ocean floor

a)

ocean floor topography

b)

sonar

c)

seamount

d)

continental slope

10.

What is the difference between a volcanic island & a seamount?

a)

A volcanic island rises above the surface of the water & a seamount does not

b)

A seamount rises above the surface of 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

11.
If you are walking into the ocean you would be on the continental...
a)
shelf
b)
slope
c)
rise
12.
What is a deep, underwater valley or canyon on the ocean floor?
a)
seamount
b)
trench
c)
continental rise
d)
continental slope
13.
What do you call an underwater mountain?
a)
trench
b)
abyssal plain
c)
seamount
d)
volcanic island
14.
The large, flat part of the ocean floor is called the _____________. 
a)
trench
b)
continental shelf
c)
continental slope
d)
abyssal plain
15.
A volcanic mountain that rises above the surface of the water is called ____________
a)
trench
b)
island
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
seamount
16.
What is a deep, underwater valley or canyon on the ocean floor?
a)
seamount
b)
trench
c)
continental rise
d)
continental slope
17.
A steep drop after the continental shelf is the continental...
a)
slope
b)
shelf
c)
rise
18.
What is letter C?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Cont. Shelf
c)
Cont. Slope
d)
Abyssal Plain
19.
What is letter D?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Volcanic Island
d)
Seamount
20.
What is letter E?
a)
Volcanic Island
b)
Seamount
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Abyssal Plain
21.
What is letter A?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Cont. Slope
c)
Abyssal Plain
d)
Abyssal Plain
22.
What is letter G?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Rift
c)
Trench
d)
Cont. Shelf
23.
What letter is B?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Cont. Slope
c)
Cont. Rise
d)
Abyssal Plain
24.

flat-topped seamount

a)

abyssal plain

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

guyot

d)

rift

25.

the underwater edge of a continent

a)

continental slope

b)

trench

c)

continental shelf

d)

abyssal plain

26.

The Mariana __________ is the deepest known place on Earth

a)

Volcanoe

b)

Seamount

c)

Ridge

d)

Trench

27.
Seamount is similiar to...
a)
a volcanic island
b)
a small mountain or volcano
c)
The Great Plains
d)
The Grand Canyon
28.
The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the...
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trench
29.
Rift is similiar to ...
a)
A hole
b)
A divide
c)
A valley
d)
A trench
30.
A mid-ocean ridge is formed from...
a)
abyssal plains
b)
the continental shelf
c)
lava
d)
a trench
31.
The continental slope is located at the end of the...
a)
shoreline
b)
continental shelf
c)
mid ocean ridge
d)
abyssal plain
32.
The place where new ocean floor forms is called the...
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
abyssal plain
c)
trench
d)
continental shelf
33.
A volcanic mountain that rises above the surface of the water is called ____________
a)
trench
b)
island
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
seamount
34.
The shallowest(least deep) part of the ocean is the ____________________
a)
trench
b)
abyssal plain
c)
continental shelf
d)
continental slope
35.
If you are on the beach, laying on a beach towel and playing in the sand, you are on the _______________________
a)
continent
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
continental shelf
36.
As you go from the continental shelf to the abyssal plain, the water temperature gets _____________
a)
warmer
b)
colder
37.
the deepest part of the ocean
a)
trenches
b)
abyssal plain
c)
ocean basin
d)
rift
38.
Which process adds more crust to the ocean floor?
a)
earthquakes
b)
sea floor spreading 
c)
subduction
d)
convection
39.
Where does salt in the ocean come from?
a)
dissolved rocks and minerals
b)
Ingles
c)
The bottom of the ocean
d)
The ocean s fresh water
40.
What does salinity refer to?
a)
the temperature level of the water
b)
the depth of ocean trenches
c)
the height of the waves
d)
the level of minerals in the water
41.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter B?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Submarine Canyon

e)

Abyssal Plain

42.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter C?

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Seamount

c)

Guyot

d)

Trench

e)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

43.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter D?

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Seamount

c)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

d)

Submarine Canyon

e)

Continental Slope

44.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter F?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Submarine Canyon

e)

Abyssal Plain

45.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter G?

a)

Guyot

b)

Seamount

c)

Coral Reef

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

e)

Abyssal Plain

46.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter H?

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Seamount

c)

Guyot

d)

Trench

e)

Submarine Canyon

47.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter I?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Submarine Canyon

e)

Abyssal Plain

48.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter J?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

e)

Rift Valley

49.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter K?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Submarine Canyon

e)

Abyssal Plain

50.

Which feature of the Ocean Floor is shown at Letter L?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Shoreline

d)

Submarine Canyon

e)

Abyssal Plain