Question

Which feature will each question help to identify?

Continental shelf Ocean trench Rift valley Seamount
Is the feature located in the deepest part of the ocean?




Is the feature in the middle of a mid-ocean ridge?




Is the feature below the shallowest ocean water?




Is the feature formed from an underwater volcano?






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Answer 1

- Is the feature located in the deepest part of the ocean? → Ocean trench
(trenches are the deepest ocean features)

- Is the feature in the middle of a mid-ocean ridge? → Rift valley
(mid-ocean ridges commonly have a central rift valley)

- Is the feature below the shallowest ocean water? → Continental shelf
(the continental shelf is the shallow seafloor extending from continents)

- Is the feature formed from an underwater volcano? → Seamount
(seamounts are volcanic peaks on the ocean floor)