Mr. Tim's Abeka Earth and Space Science Chapter 6 6.3 and 6.4

Question 1

Primary types of water movement in the oceans is currents, tides, and waves

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Bathyscape

Accepted Answer

a spherical underwater research vessel

Question 3

huge valley where the crust appears to be separating

Accepted Answer

Rift

Question 4

area of the sea that exceeds 6000meters in depth

Accepted Answer

Hadal zone

Question 5

underwater plain that forms the deep ocean floor

Accepted Answer

Abyssal Plain

Question 6

Deep Submergence Vehicle or DSV is a modern manned submersible

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The Humboldt (Peru) current is a warm water current along South America's western coast.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Tide that is higher then normal at high tide and lower than normal at low tide

Accepted Answer

spring tide

Question 9

The approximate percentage of the Earth's surface covered by water is 30%

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

weaker than normal tides

Accepted Answer

Neep Tide

Question 11

An ocean trench is a huge, muddy,valley that cuts through portions of the Abyssal Plain

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

underwater volcanic mountain

Accepted Answer

seamount

Question 13

Drift Bottle

Accepted Answer

device used to study speed and direction of ocean currents

Question 14

underwater fissure; cuts through continental shelf and slope

Accepted Answer

submarine canyon

Question 15

Fairly sharpe drop off at the outer edge of the continental shelf

Accepted Answer

shelf break

Questions 15