Ocean Floor

What does the term "oceanography" refer to?

• Study of mountains

• Study of the sea

• Study of deserts

• Study of forests

What does SONAR stand for?

• Sound Observation and Radar

• Sound Navigation and Radar

• Sound Navigation and Ranging

• Sound Observation and Ranging

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which satellite was the first designed for remote sensing of the Earth's oceans?

• Seasat

• Geosat

• Landsat

• Meteosat

What is a continental shelf?

• An underwater mountain range

• A flat area of the ocean floor

• Part of a continent extending underwater

• A deep trench in the ocean floor

What forms the continental rise?

• Sedimentary deposits

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Glacial activity

Seamounts are typically made of which material?

• Sand

• Limestone

• Volcanic material

• Granite

At what depth do abyssal plains occur?

• 500 meters

• 2000 meters

• 6500 meters or lower

• 10,000 meters or higher

What geological feature is formed by plate tectonics and rising magma?

• Continental shelf

• Seamount

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Abyssal plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is a rift valley?

• A valley formed by glaciers

• A lowland caused by seafloor spreading apart

• A deep trench in the ocean floor

• A narrow strip of land along the shoreline

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What creates ocean trenches?

• Oceanic plates pushing beneath continental plates

• Volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor

• Sedimentary deposition

• Earthquakes along transform faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3