WorksheetsPhysical Features in Ocean
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ocean makes up about ________ % of the Earth's surface.
a)
100%
b)
53%
c)
70 %
d)
90%
2.
When you are building a sand castle on the beach, what feature are you standing on?
a)
abyssal plain
b)
continental shelf
c)
seamount
d)
continental rise
3.
Which of the following describes a trench?
a)
it rises above the water
b)
flat, low lying area of the ocean floor
c)
a stretch of underwater mountains
d)
deep cuts in the ocean floor, canyon-like
4.
What is letter C pointing to?
a)
abyssal plain
b)
seamount
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental shelf
5.
Letter D is pointing to the...
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
trench
d)
mid-ocean ridge
6.
Which letter is pointing to a trench?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
G
d)
B
7.
The tops of underwater mountains that show above the surface of the ocean form _______________.
a)
islands
b)
trenches
c)
mountains
d)
coral reefs
8.
Some ______________ of the ocean floor are mountains, valleys, trenches, plains, and even volcanoes.
a)
geography
b)
features
c)
floor
d)
animals
9.
The abyssal plain makes up most of the ocean _____________.
a)
mountain ranges
b)
islands
c)
floor
d)
features
10.
The shoreline is where ____________ and __________ meet.
a)
land and ocean
b)
ocean and lakes
c)
rivers and mountains
d)
continental slope and continental rise
11.
Letter A is pointing to the _______________________.
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Mid-ocean ridge
c)
Continental slope
d)
Trench
12.
Which letter is pointing to a volcanic island?
a)
G
b)
F
c)
A
d)
E
13.
Label F
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
14.
What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?
a)
a tall single mountain
b)
a force of water pulling down
c)
a volcanic island
d)
a under water mountain
15.
_____________ is the measure of how salty the ocean's water is.
a)
salinity
b)
solution
c)
coral
d)
plankton
100 %
