Duplicate of Chapter 3.2 - The Ocean Floor

Question 1

The ocean floor is divided into two regions, the continental margin and the

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deep-ocean basin

Question 2

What is the continental margin made of?

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Continental Crust

Question 3

What is a large, flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin?

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Abyssal Plain

Question 4

What is the deep-ocean basin made of?

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Oceanic Crust

Question 5

What is a submerged mountain on the ocean floor?

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Seamount

Question 6

What does Sonar stand for?

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Sound Navigation and Ranging

Question 7

The section of the continental margin located between the shoreline and the continental slope?

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Continental Shelf

Question 8

A long, narrow valley that forms as tectonic plates seperate

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Rift Valley

Question 9

A bathymetric profile is a map of the ocean floor that shows the ______.

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ocean depth

Question 10

How do scientists explore the ocean from below the surface?

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robotic vessels, piloted vessels

Question 11

The steep inclined section of the continental margin between the continental rise and shelf.

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Continental Slope

Question 12

A steep, long depression in the deep-sea floor.

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Ocean Trench

Question 13

The gentle slope section between the continental slope and abyssal plain.

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Continental Rise

Question 14

Sonar is a technology based on the

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echo-ranging behavior of bats.

Question 15

What are the mountain ranges that form where tectonic plates pull apart?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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