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HSHS Seafloor Topography

Quiz by Eric W. Byers (ewbyers)

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  • Q1
    This seafloor feature starts at the coast and slopes gentlely towards the ocean floor
    continental shelf
    continental rise
    abyssal plain
    continental slope
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is part of the continental crust?
    continental slope
    continental rise
    abyssal plain
    continental shelf
    30s
  • Q3
    At an passive plate margin (divergent boundary) which feature would you find?
    island arc volcanoes
    seamount
    trench
    mid-ocean ridge
    30s
  • Q4
    This is where the sediments from the continent collect
    seamount
    continental slope
    abyssal plain
    continental rise
    30s
  • Q5
    Underwater volcanoes
    abyssal plain
    continental slope
    seamount
    trench
    30s
  • Q6
    This is where new seafloor is created
    seamount
    trench
    mid-ocean ridge
    island arc volcanoes
    30s
  • Q7
    What technology do we use to map the seafloor?
    sonar
    radar
    GPS
    lidar
    30s
  • Q8
    If you found trenches and volcanoes, you know you were looking at a __________ boundary
    transform
    divergent
    convergent
    30s
  • Q9
    If you found a mid-ocean ridge, you know you were looking at a __________ boundary
    transform
    divergent
    convergent
    30s
  • Q10
    The flat area of the ocean that has other features on it
    seamount
    abyssal plain
    continental shelf
    continental slope
    30s

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