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Oceanic/Continental Landforms

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This divides the ocean into two parts and is formed where two tectonic plates meet, and the plates move away from each other

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

continental shelf

c)

continental slope

d)

seamount

2.

Shallow parts of the ocean around the edges of continents that are covered by ocean water

a)

seamount

b)

continental slope

c)

continental shelf

d)

abyssal plain

3.

This includes any landforms that are underwater in the ocean

a)

continental landforms

b)

abyssal plain

c)

seamount

d)

oceanic landform

4.

This includes any landform that is on land

a)

oceanic landform

b)

abyssal plain

c)

continental shelf

d)

continental landform

5.

This includes any part of the ocean that is covered by water

a)

abyssal plain

b)

continental shelf

c)

oceanic landform

d)

ocean basin

6.

A submarine mountain that is formed from volcanic activity (lave erupting and hardening into igneous rock)

a)

volcano

b)

seamount

c)

abyssal plain

d)

ocean basin

7.

a flat seafloor area that is similar to a plain you would find on land

a)

abyssal plain

b)

seamount

c)

ocean trench

d)

continental shelf

8.

in the center of the highest part of the mid-ocean ridge is a narrow valley called a....

a)

continental slope

b)

rift zone

c)

seamount

d)

continental shelf

9.

the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor

a)

continental shelf

b)

continental landform

c)

continental slope

d)

rift zone

10.

Which location on the diagram BEST represents a canyon?

a)

location C

b)

location A

c)

location B

d)

location E

11.

Why would someone correctly label location D as a plain?

a)

Location D is shown between two large mountains.

b)

Location D is right next to the mountain.

c)

Location D would have lava and magma.

d)

Location D shows a large flat area.

12.
Seamounts and Volcanic Islands are similar to which continental landform?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
volcano
d)
hill
13.
Mid-Ocean Ridges are similar to which continental landforms?
a)
hills
b)
valleys
c)
mountain range
d)
canyons
14.
The abyssal plain is similar to which continental landform?
a)
mountain
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
volcano
15.
How are canyons and trenches similar?
a)
They are both formed by erosion, usually from water or glacier movement.
b)
They are both formed when one plate slides under another plate.
c)
They are both really high.
d)
They are both really deep holes in the earth.
16.
a long chain of volcanic mountains found at the edges of plates
a)
ocean basin
b)
ocean trench
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental shelf
17.
a steep drop-off at the edge of the continental shelf
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
continental crust
d)
crust
18.
a deep valley that forms when an ocean plate moves below another plate
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
rift zone
c)
ocean trench
d)
ocean basin
19.
the area located between the edge of the oceanic crust and a mid-ocean ridge
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
rift zone
c)
ocean trench
d)
ocean basin
20.

The flat, vast deep-sea ocean floor is called

a)

continental shelf

b)

abyssal plain

c)

ocean trench

d)

erosion

21.

Underwater mountains

a)

Dunes

b)

Deltas

c)

Mountains

d)

Seamounts

22.

A steep drop-off at the edge of the continental shelf is ___________? Use the diagram to help answer the question.

a)

continental shelf

b)

continental slope

c)

crust

d)

continental crust

23.

Label H is

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Seamount

d)

Abyssal Plain

24.

Label D is

a)

Mid Ocean Ridge

b)

Rift Valley

c)

Abyssal Plain

d)

Trench

25.

Label F is

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mid Ocean Ridge

c)

Trench

d)

Seamount

26.

Label G is

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Mid Ocean Ridge

c)

Rift

d)

Trench

27.

Label B is

a)

Trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Seamount

d)

Rift Zone

28.

Label A is

a)

Continental Slope

b)

Seamount

c)

Ocean Basin

d)

Rift

29.

Label E is

a)

Mid Ocean Ridge

b)

Continental Shelf

c)

Ocean Basin

d)

Seamount

30.
Seamounts and Volcanic Islands are similar to which continental landform?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
volcano
d)
hill
31.

the sudden moving and shaking of a part of the Earth's crust

a)

volcano

b)

mountain

c)

earthquake

d)

ocean trench

32.
What is letter C pointing to? 
a)
abyssal plain
b)
seamount
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental shelf
33.
Which letter is pointing to a trench?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
G
d)
B
34.
An ocean trench is similar to which continental landform?
a)
rift valley
b)
rift zone
c)
volcano
d)
canyon
35.
What is letter C pointing to? 
a)
abyssal plain
b)
seamount
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental shelf
36.
Letter D is pointing to the...
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
trench
d)
mid-ocean ridge
37.
Which letter is pointing to a trench?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
G
d)
B
38.
Letter A is pointing to the _______________________.
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Mid-ocean ridge
c)
Continental slope
d)
Trench
39.
Which letter is pointing to a volcanic island? 
a)
G
b)
F
c)
A
d)
E
40.

What is letter F pointing to?

a)

continental slope

b)

continental shelf

c)

abyssal plain

d)

sea mount

41.
What is letter C?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Cont. Shelf
c)
Cont. Slope
d)
Abyssal Plain
42.
What is letter G?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Rift
c)
Trench
d)
Cont. Shelf
43.
What is letter D?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Volcanic Island
d)
Seamount
44.
What are underwater mountain ranges called?
a)
continental shelf
b)
mid-ocean ridges
c)
abyssal plains
d)
continental slopes
45.
What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?
a)
abyssal plains
b)
trenches
c)
rift zones
d)
mid-ocean ridge
46.

The flattest area of the ocean is known as the _________________________.

a)

Rift Zone

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Mid-ocean Ridge

d)

Subduction zone

47.

Where are you walking when you are wading in the ocean?

a)

Ocean Trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Continental Shelf

48.

What oceanic landform is similar to the continental landform called a mountain range?

a)

rift

b)

valley

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

seamount

49.

What oceanic landform is similar to the continental landform called a trench?

a)

rift

b)

valley

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

canyon

50.

Choose the letter and description that matches the land feature- Continental Shelf

a)

F

b)

Flat shallow area at edge of continent

c)

C

d)

Deepest parts of the ocean floor, like steep sided canyons and valleys

51.

Choose the letter and description that matches the land feature- Continental Slope

a)

A

b)

Steep slope from the shelf to the ocean floor

c)

H

d)

Formed by volcanoes in the ocean

52.

Choose the letter and description that matches the land feature- Mid-Ocean Ridge

a)

H

b)

Central ridge that divides ocean floor roughly in halves, rugged mountains, rift zone in here

c)

G

d)

Deepest parts of the ocean floor, like steep sided canyons and valleys

53.

Choose the letter and description that matches the land feature- Rift Zone

a)

D

b)

In center of mid-ocean ridge, where the ocean floor is being pulled apart

c)

G

d)

Deepest parts of the ocean floor, like steep sided canyons and valleys

54.

Choose the letter and description that matches the land feature- Trench

a)

D

b)

In center of mid-ocean ridge, where the ocean floor is being pulled apart

c)

G

d)

Deepest parts of the ocean floor, like steep sided canyons and valleys

55.

Choose the letter and description that matches the land feature- Seamount

a)

B

b)

Volcanic Mountains that are in the ocean basin but not necessarily part of the mid-ocean ridge

c)

Formed by volcanoes in the ocean

d)

E

56.

Choose the letter and description that matches the land feature- Volcanic Island

a)

B

b)

Volcanic Mountains that are in the ocean basin but not necessarily part of the mid-ocean ridge

c)

Formed by volcanoes in the ocean

d)

E

57.

Choose the letter and description that matches the land feature- Ocean Basin

a)

C

b)

On both sides of the mid-ocean ridge, made of low hills and abyssal plains

c)

F

d)

Flat shallow area at edge of continent

58.

Where is some of the deepest water in the ocean found?

a)

rift zone

b)

trenches

c)

continental slope

d)

mid-ocean ridge

59.

Which set of landforms below are all oceanic?

a)

rift, canyon, and abyssal plain

b)

valley, volcano, and trench

c)

valley, canyon, and volcano

d)

rift, abyssal plain, and trench

60.

What type of underwater landform, that rises from the ocean floor, is typically formed from extinct volcanoes?

a)

abyssal plain

b)

seamount

c)

barrier island

d)

trench

61.

Abyssal plains are found...

a)

in the ocean basin

b)

on the mid-ocean ridge

c)

between hills or mountains on the continents

d)

in deserts on the continents

62.

Which would be a good description for trenches on the ocean floor?

a)

a portion of the continent located under the water

b)

a central ridge that divides the ocean floor

c)

a canyon with steep sides and deep, narrow valleys in the ocean floor

d)

a flat area of the ocean basin

63.

What part of the oceanic floor is the area of a beach that is covered with shallow water (that you can walk on)?

a)

ocean basin

b)

continental slope

c)

continental shelf

d)

abyssal plain

64.

Both trenches and canyons are described as valleys with steep sides. What other fact is TRUE for a canyon and a trench?

a)

A canyon is an oceanic landform, while a trench is a continental landform.

b)

Both canyons and trenches are continental landforms

c)

Both canyons and trenches are oceanic landforms

d)

A canyon is a continental landform, while a trench is an oceanic landform.

65.

Which of the following is true about volcanoes and seamounts?

a)

Both are the lowest parts of land and ocean basins.

b)

Both have openings on their surfaces through which lava flows.

c)

Both are continental landforms

d)

Both are oceanic landforms

66.

Letter B represents which landform label?

a)

rift valley

b)

trench

c)

volcanic island

d)

continental shelf

e)

continental slope

67.

Letter C represents which landform label?

a)

Seamount

b)

volcanic island

c)

trench

d)

rift valley

e)

continental slope

68.

Letter J represents which landform label?

a)

rift valley

b)

trench

c)

volcanic island

d)

seamount

e)

continental shelf

69.

Letter D represents which landform label?

a)

rift valley

b)

trench

c)

volcanic island

d)

seamount

e)

continental slope

70.

Letter A represents which landform label?

a)

rift valley

b)

volcanic island

c)

seamount

d)

continental slope

e)

continental shelf

71.

Letter K represents which landform label?

a)

rift valley

b)

trench

c)

volcanic island

d)

seamount

e)

continental shelf

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