Question 1

Oceans with passive plate margins have continental slopes with more gradual slopes than oceans with active plate margins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Segments of the oceanic ridge system that are gentler and less rugged in slope due to faster rates of seafloor spreading are called:

Accepted Answer

A) deep-sea trenches. 
B) fracture zones. 
C) oceanic rises. 
D) convergent plate boundaries. 
E) transform faults. 
A) deep-sea trenches. 
B) fracture zones. 
C) oceanic rises. 
D) convergent plate boundaries. 
E) transform faults.

Question 3

Abyssal plains are more extensive on the seafloor of the Atlantic Ocean basin as compared to those on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean basin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The shape of Earth's hypsographic curve can be used to support the existence of plate tectonics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-abyssal plain

Accepted Answer

A) flat depositional surfaces that cover extensive portions of the deep-ocean basins 
B) deep linear scars on the deep-ocean floor caused by plate convergence 
C) narrow and deep valleys on continental slopes 
D) continental margins not in close proximity to any plate boundary 
E) continental margin associated with lithospheric plate boundaries
F)a generally flat zone extending from the shore to the shelf break
G)shallow-water areas close to continents 
A) flat depositional surfaces that cover extensive portions of the deep-ocean basins 
B) deep linear scars on the deep-ocean floor caused by plate convergence 
C) narrow and deep valleys on continental slopes 
D) continental margins not in close proximity to any plate boundary 
E) continental margin associated with lithospheric plate boundaries
F)a generally flat zone extending from the shore to the shelf break
G)shallow-water areas close to continents

Question 6

Submarine canyons were most likely formed by:

Accepted Answer

A) deposition of terrestrial sediment. 
B) earthquake activity. 
C) erosion by major rivers in the past. 
D) erosion by turbidity currents. 
E) scouring by glaciers during the last ice age. 
A) deposition of terrestrial sediment. 
B) earthquake activity. 
C) erosion by major rivers in the past. 
D) erosion by turbidity currents. 
E) scouring by glaciers during the last ice age.

Question 7

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  abyssal plain 
B)  continental flood basalt 
C)  continental rise 
D)  continental shelf 
E)  continental slope 
A)  abyssal plain 
B)  continental flood basalt 
C)  continental rise 
D)  continental shelf 
E)  continental slope

Question 8

Along the margins of the Pacific are found most of Earth's:

Accepted Answer

A) seamounts. 
B) tablemounts. 
C) abyssal hills or seaknolls. 
D) oceanic trenches. 
E) oceanic ridges. 
A) seamounts. 
B) tablemounts. 
C) abyssal hills or seaknolls. 
D) oceanic trenches. 
E) oceanic ridges.

Question 9

-Describe the major features of a passive continental margin as you move from the continent toward the center of the ocean basin.

Accepted Answer

A passive continental margin is the tran

Question 10

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  passive margin 
B)  ocean trench 
C)  volcanic arc 
D)  island arc 
E)  continental arc 
A)  passive margin 
B)  ocean trench 
C)  volcanic arc 
D)  island arc 
E)  continental arc

Question 11

Satellites measurements of the ocean surface can be used to make maps of the seafloor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Oceanic ridges and rises result from seafloor spreading along:

Accepted Answer

A) convergent plate boundaries. 
B) divergent plate boundaries. 
C) transform plate boundaries. 
D) none of the above. 
A) convergent plate boundaries. 
B) divergent plate boundaries. 
C) transform plate boundaries. 
D) none of the above.

Question 13

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-continental margin

Accepted Answer

A) flat depositional surfaces that cover extensive portions of the deep-ocean basins 
B) deep linear scars on the deep-ocean floor caused by plate convergence 
C) narrow and deep valleys on continental slopes 
D) continental margins not in close proximity to any plate boundary 
E) continental margin associated with lithospheric plate boundaries
F)a generally flat zone extending from the shore to the shelf break
G)shallow-water areas close to continents 
A) flat depositional surfaces that cover extensive portions of the deep-ocean basins 
B) deep linear scars on the deep-ocean floor caused by plate convergence 
C) narrow and deep valleys on continental slopes 
D) continental margins not in close proximity to any plate boundary 
E) continental margin associated with lithospheric plate boundaries
F)a generally flat zone extending from the shore to the shelf break
G)shallow-water areas close to continents

Question 14

Mid-ocean ridges are rises that occupy a small portion (around 10%)of the deep ocean basins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Oceans with passive plate margins have continental slopes with more gradual slopes than oceans with active plate margins.

Segments of the oceanic ridge system that are gentler and less rugged in slope due to faster rates of seafloor spreading are called:

Abyssal plains are more extensive on the seafloor of the Atlantic Ocean basin as compared to those on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean basin.

The shape of Earth's hypsographic curve can be used to support the existence of plate tectonics.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -abyssal plain

Submarine canyons were most likely formed by:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Along the margins of the Pacific are found most of Earth's:

-Describe the major features of a passive continental margin as you move from the continent toward the center of the ocean basin.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Satellites measurements of the ocean surface can be used to make maps of the seafloor.

Oceanic ridges and rises result from seafloor spreading along:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -continental margin

Mid-ocean ridges are rises that occupy a small portion (around 10%)of the deep ocean basins.

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Oceans with passive plate margins have continental slopes with more gradual slopes than oceans with active plate margins.

Segments of the oceanic ridge system that are gentler and less rugged in slope due to faster rates of seafloor spreading are called:

Abyssal plains are more extensive on the seafloor of the Atlantic Ocean basin as compared to those on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean basin.

The shape of Earth's hypsographic curve can be used to support the existence of plate tectonics.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -abyssal plain

Submarine canyons were most likely formed by:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Along the margins of the Pacific are found most of Earth's:

-Describe the major features of a passive continental margin as you move from the continent toward the center of the ocean basin.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Satellites measurements of the ocean surface can be used to make maps of the seafloor.

Oceanic ridges and rises result from seafloor spreading along:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -continental margin

Mid-ocean ridges are rises that occupy a small portion (around 10%)of the deep ocean basins.

Introduction to Planet Earth

Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interaction

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

Tides

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

The Coastal Ocean

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Animals of the Benthic Environment

The Oceans and Climate Change

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