Continental and Oceanic Landforms

Low land between hills and mountains (choose 2)

• valley

• volcano

• trench

• rift

Deep valley with high steep sides (choose 2)

• mountain range

• canyon

• trench

• low hills or plains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An opening in the surface from which lava flows (choose 2)

• seamount + volcanic islands

• volcano

• mid-ocean ridge

• mountain range

Land which rises high above the ground (choose 2)

• mountain range

• mid-ocean ridge

• valley

• volcano

Wide, flat areas of land (choose 2)

• low hills or plains

• ocean basin and abyssal plain

• valley

• rift

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

• F

• Flat shallow area at edge of continent

• C

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

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

• A

• Steep slope from the shelf to the ocean floor

• H

• Formed by volcanoes in the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• H

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

• G

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• D

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

• G

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• D

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

• G

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3