Ocean Basins

What do you call an underwater mountain?

• trench

• abyssal plain

• seamount

• volcanic island

the steep drop-off between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor

• continental shelf

• guyot

• continental slope

• trench

an underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed

• mid-ocean ridge

• seamount

• guyot

• abyssal plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The parts of the ocean floor that are made up of continental crust are called

• continental margins

• abyssal plains

• mid-ocean ridges

• trenches

If you are walking into the ocean you would be on the continental...

• shelf

• slope

• rise

The portion of the seafloor that lies between the continental margin and the oceanic ridge system.  It includes the abyssal plain, trenches, seamounts and guyots.

• Deep ocean basin

• Deep ocean trench

• Mid ocean ridge

• Active continental margin

• Passive continental margin

Answer explanation

A region that lies between the continental margin and the oceanic ridge system.

• Deep ocean basin

• Abyssal plain

• Continental rise

• Seamount

• Rift Valley

Answer explanation

Which are part of the deep ocean basin (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY):

• Trenches

• Seamounts

• Guyots

• Abyssal plains

• Continental shelves

Match the following

• Trench

• Item #2

• Abyssal plain

• Item #1

• Seamount

• Item #3

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Describe the formation of a guyot:

Answer explanation

Volcanic islands move away from a magma source and begin to weather and erode. Over time, the portion of the island that is exposed on the surface flattens.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1