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Earth Science: Chapter 14
Earth Science: Chapter 14
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An #Earth Science Quiz! that is an introduction to Oceanography.
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1
A seamount that has been partially eroded making it flat on top is called a
trench
seamount
guyot
abyssal plain
2
What is the deepest part of the oceans?
abyssal plain
continental shelf
continental margin
continental slope
3
The shallow sea floor located between the shoreline and the deep-ocean bottom is the
continental margin
abyss
ocean margin
coast
4
The vehicle in the picture is a
plane
submersible
boat
train
5
Challenger Deep, which was explored in the video we watched, is part of a
guyot
trench
seamount
abyssal plain
6
Oceanography includes the study of
the properties of ocean water
the characteristics of the ocean floor
the movement of ocean water
all of the above
7
Which of the following can be found in the deep-ocean basins?
deep trenches
flat plains
submerged volcanoes
all of the above
8
Seamounts are
none of the above.
large flat plains on the ocean floor.
submerged volcanoes taller than 1km.
large piles of sediment on the continental shelf.
9
Iceland is an island that has formed along a
guyot
deep-ocean trench
seamount
mid-ocean ridge
10
Which of the oceans is the largest and deepest?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
11
What name is given to the system used by scientists to map the ocean floor?
cartography
radar
GPS
sonar
12
The abyssal plains cover how much of the ocean floor?
about 25%
75%
about half
about 1/3
13
SONAR uses which of the following?
sound
light
balloons
air
14
What name is given to a large body of salt-water that is smaller than an ocean?
gulf
pond
lake
sea
15
How much of the Earth's water supply is in the oceans?
67%
45%
25%
97%
16
Which of these features is closest to the shore?
continental slope
continental rise
abyss
continental shelf
17
Which of the oceans is the samllest?
Arctic
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic
18
Mid-ocean ridges form along what type of plate boundary?
divergent
convergent
subducting
transform
19
Moving from the deep-ocean basin toward the shore, the first feature you would find is the
abyss
continental shelf
continental slope
continental rise
20
The global ocean covers nearly how much of the Earth's surface?
5/8
1/3
3/4
2/3