WorksheetsOcean Floor
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the average depth of the ocean floor?
a)
12,080 feet (3,682 meters)
b)
8,950 feet (2,728 meters)
c)
15,400 feet (4,694 meters)
d)
10,600 feet (3,231 meters)
2.
What is the Continental Shelf?
a)
The Continental Shelf is a type of rock formation found in the ocean.
b)
The Continental Shelf is a type of weather pattern affecting coastal areas.
c)
The Continental Shelf is a type of dessert served in coastal regions.
d)
The Continental Shelf is the edge of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope.
3.
What is a Continental Slope?
a)
A continental slope is a flat area on the ocean floor.
b)
A continental slope is a type of mountain range on land.
c)
A continental slope is a type of cloud formation.
d)
A continental slope is the steep slope that leads from the continental shelf to the deep ocean floor.
4.
What is a Continental Rise?
a)
A term used to describe the movement of tectonic plates
b)
An underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.
c)
A region of the ocean with high salinity levels
d)
A type of mountain range found on the ocean floor
5.
What is a Hydrothermal Vent?
a)
A hydrothermal vent is a geological term for a mountain peak.
b)
A hydrothermal vent is a species of deep-sea fish.
c)
A hydrothermal vent is a type of cloud formation in the atmosphere.
d)
A hydrothermal vent is a fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water issues.
6.
What is an Abyssal Plain?
a)
A flat, sediment-covered area of the deep ocean floor
b)
A region of the ocean with extreme temperatures
c)
A type of tropical fish found in coral reefs
d)
A mountain range on the ocean floor
7.
What is a Rift Valley?
a)
A Rift Valley is a type of dessert
b)
A Rift Valley is a linear-shaped lowland between highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault.
c)
A Rift Valley is a man-made structure
d)
A Rift Valley is a type of cloud formation
8.
What is a Mid-Ocean Ridge?
a)
A man-made structure used for underwater mining operations.
b)
An underwater mountain range that forms at divergent plate boundaries.
c)
A deep-sea trench formed by convergent plate boundaries.
d)
A type of cloud formation found over the ocean.
9.
What is a Seamount?
a)
A seamount is a mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach the water's surface.
b)
A seamount is a type of cloud formation
c)
A seamount is a type of underground cave system
d)
A seamount is a type of desert ecosystem
10.
What is a Guyot?
a)
A style of dance originating in Spain
b)
A type of tropical fruit
c)
A species of bird found in South America
d)
A term used in computer programming
e)
A flat-topped underwater mountain formed by the erosion of a seamount.
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