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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 canyon
B
continental rise
C
continental slope
D
continental shelf
2) How much of the world\'s oil production currently comes from offshore regions
A
75%
B
10%
C
50%
D
30%
3) Seamounts are
A
a special type of oceanic trench
B
only found in the Pacific Ocean
C
submarine canyons found near Australia
D
volcanoes that form on the ocean floor
4) What was the name of the ship that conducted the first marine research?
A
SS Woods Hole
B
The Enterprise
C
Alvin
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
submersibles
B
rope
C
laser
D
sonar
7) Isolated volcanic peaks on the ocean floor are called
A
seamounts
B
nodules
C
plateaus
D
ridges
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
near the ocean surface
B
on seamounts
C
at convenrgennt plates
D
at divergent plates
10) When seawater evaporates, the concentration of salts increases until which of the following occurs
A
the salts floaat
B
none of the answers are correct
C
the salts condense
D
the salts precipitate our of the solution
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