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Ch 14 1//1
Test Description: Ch 14 - the Ocean, 1/1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The gently sloping submerged surface from the shoreline toward the shoreline toward the deep ocean is called
A
continental shelf
B
continental slope
C
continental canyon
D
continental rise
2) How much of the world\'s oil production currently comes from offshore regions
A
75%
B
50%
C
30%
D
10%
3) Seamounts are
A
a special type of oceanic trench
B
volcanoes that form on the ocean floor
C
submarine canyons found near Australia
D
only found in the Pacific Ocean
4) What was the name of the ship that conducted the first marine research?
A
The Enterprise
B
Alvin
C
SS Woods Hole
D
HMS Challanger
5) Mineral Rich water, heated by newly formed oceanic crust, escapes through cracks in the ocean floor called
A
nodules
B
trenches
C
hydrothermal vents
D
rifts
6) What technology do scientists use to measure ocean depth?
A
sonar
B
laser
C
submersibles
D
rope
7) Isolated volcanic peaks on the ocean floor are called
A
plateaus
B
ridges
C
nodules
D
seamounts
8) Biogenous sediment is made up of
A
mineral from the ocean
B
evaporative salts
C
minerals from land
D
shells and skeletons of marine organisms
9) Where does seafloor spreading occur
A
at divergent plates
B
near the ocean surface
C
on seamounts
D
at convenrgennt plates
10) When seawater evaporates, the concentration of salts increases until which of the following occurs
A
the salts condense
B
the salts precipitate our of the solution
C
none of the answers are correct
D
the salts floaat
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