Question

cean Subsurface Topography
Read the passage and answer the following question(s).

Ocean Subsurface Topography

The table describes some characteristics of the features found on the ocean floor.

Feature Characteristics
Continental shelf Has a gentle slope and is nearest to the edge of the continents
Trench A deep canyon that is formed by one plate moving under another
Abyssal plain Flat area that is found under most ocean water
Continental slope Connects the continental shelf to the abyssal plain
Rift valley Created by seafloor spreading and separates a mid-ocean ridge
Seamount A volcanic mountain that forms on the ocean floor
Mid-ocean ridge Formed by the hardening of magma that erupts through the ocean floor
A partial map of ocean features is shown.



Resize Columns
Question 5.


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?

Answer 1

Continental shelf — Question 3 ("Is the feature below the shallowest ocean water?")
Ocean trench — Question 1 ("Is the feature located in the deepest part of the ocean?")
Rift valley — Question 2 ("Is the feature in the middle of a mid-ocean ridge?")
Seamount — Question 4 ("Is the feature formed from an underwater volcano?")