Topography test

What is the science of determining ocean depth?

• Bathymetry

• topography

• deep ocean sounding

• *smashes keyboard

How was the ocean depth recorded in the past

• rope measured by fathoms(6ft)

• a really long branch, measured by meters

• submersables

• echo sounding depth recorders

How is ocean depth recorded now?

• rope measured by fathoms(6ft)

• a really long branch, measured by meters

• submersables

• echo sounding depth recorders

What is the formula to calculate depth?

• D=1/2t*V

• D=t*V

• D=1/2t+V

• D=1/2s*V

What is the mapping and charting of features on the ocean floor called?

• topography

• bathymetry

• depth recording

• fathoms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How is topography done?

Where are the submarine canyons located?

• Continental shelf

• Continental slope

• Abyssal hills

• Continental rise

How are submarine canyons formed?

• Turbidity currents

• volcanoes

• over time

• subversive currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What resource can be found in the submarine canyons?

• oil

• iron

• nickle

• fossil fuel

Ocean ridge

• flat wide deep seafloor

• relatively shallow area of seafloor just off of land

• very deep canyon formed at convergent subduction

• very high steep underwater mountains formed at divergent

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