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WorksheetsOcean Floor Topography
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Mariana __________ is the deepest known place on Earth
a)
Volcanoe
b)
Seamount
c)
Ridge
d)
Trench
2.
Which best represents the order of seafloor features as you move from the shoreline to the deep ocean?
a)
Continental slope – continental shelf- continental rise – mid-ocean ridge
b)
Continental rise – continental shelf – mid-ocean ridge - continental slope
c)
Continental shelf – continental slope – continental rise – mid-ocean ridge
d)
Mid-ocean ridge – continental rise – continental shelf- continental slope
3.
What is letter D?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Volcanic Island
d)
Seamount
4.
What is letter E?
a)
Volcanic Island
b)
Seamount
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Abyssal Plain
5.
What is letter G?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Rift
c)
Trench
d)
Cont. Shelf
6.
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
7.
Seamount is similiar to...
a)
a volcanic island
b)
a small mountain or volcano
c)
The Great Plains
d)
The Grand Canyon
8.
The continental slope is located at the end of the...
a)
shoreline
b)
continental shelf
c)
mid ocean ridge
d)
abyssal plain
9.
The place where new ocean floor forms is called the...
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
abyssal plain
c)
trench
d)
continental shelf
10.
What is the difference between a volcanic island & a seamount?
a)
A volcanic island rises above the water & a seamount does not
b)
A seamount rises above 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.
What is letter A?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Cont. Slope
c)
Seamount
d)
Abyssal Plain
12.
What is letter C?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Cont. Shelf
c)
Cont. Slope
d)
Abyssal Plain
13.
Scientists use ______ to determine the oceans depth.
a)
Submarines
b)
Sonar
c)
Helicopters
d)
Radiowaves
14.
Which is the largest ocean?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Arctic
d)
Indian
15.
How many oceans are there?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
5
d)
2
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