Seafloor Formation

Which is the correct order of features on the continental margin moving from land out to sea?

• continental slope, continental shelf, continental rise
• continental rise, continental trench, continental shelf
• continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise
• continental slope, continental shelf, continental trench

Which letter indicates the continental shelf?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What is letter I?

• Cont. Shelf

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Volcanic Island

• Seamount

What is letter F?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Seamount

• Trench

• Continental Shelf

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is letter H?

• Abyssal plain

• Seamount

• Continental slope

• Continental rise

What is letter C?

• Continental slope

• Seamount

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Submarine canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the difference between a volcanic island & a seamount?

• A volcanic island rises above the water & a seamount does not
• A seamount rises above the water & a volcanic island does not
• Both the seamount & volcanic island are underwater
• Both the seamount & the volcanic island rise above the water

What seafloor feature is marked with the letter G?

• Mid-ocean ridge
• submarine canyon
• abyssal plain
• deep ocean trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What seafloor feature is marked with the letter D?

• Deep ocean trench
• Submarine Canyon
• Mid-ocean Ridge
• None of the above

Where are most deep-sea trenches located?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2