Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE, based on the following diagram

Abyssal Plain (5) depth is greater than Trench (7) depth

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1
In this diagram, F is
Continental Margin
Continental Slope
Continental Shelf
Shoreline
2
In this diagram, C is
Ridge
Continental Slope
Rift
Abyssal Plain
3
Area of land surrounded by water
Bay
Atoll
Peninsula
Island
4
What are trenches?
They are the deepest psrt of the continental margin
They are the sandiest part of the beach
They are areas where sharks wait for their prey
They are the deepest cracks in the ocean floor
5
what region of the continental margin is shallow and closest to the coast?
Continental slope
Continental abyss
Continental shelf
Continental beach
6
Abyssal plains cover
about 50% of the ocean floor
20% of the ocean floor
100% of the ocean floor
80% of the ocean floor
7
In this picture, D is a
Rift
Ridge
Seamount
Volcano
8
In this diagram, H is a
Rift
Continental Slope
Ridge
Trench
9
Depths up to 1,000 ft
Continental slope
Continental shelf
Continental drift
Trench
10
The abyssal plain is
flat and smooth, covered by a sediment layer
steep and deep, eroded by ocean water
rugged and rocky, covered by oceanic crust
sharp and delicate, inhabited by coral reefs
11
What is a rift?
Region around the ocean floor
Underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor
Steep valley down the center of a mid ocean ridge
Flat top volcano which subsided beneath the water's surface
12
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE, based on the following diagram
Continental Slope (3) depth is greater than Shelf (1) depth
Abyssal Plain (5) depth is greater than Trench (7) depth
Trench (7) depth is greater than Abyssal Plain (5) depth
Continental Slope (3) depth is less than Trench (7) depth
13
Underwater mountain system made of various ranges
Volcano
Seamount
Ridge
Guyot
14
In this diagram, 6 is
An island
A ridge
A seamount
15
Deepest point in Earth's oceans
23,000 ft
50,000 ft
36,000 ft
100,000 ft

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