Ocean 2

7 Written Questions

1. are movements of dense, sediment rich water down the continental slope
2. by studying the layers of ocean sediments we find out about the past
3. sediments formed from dead plants, shells, or animal skeletons
4. free-moving like a submarine
5. self-propelled underwater craft
6. Father of modern oceanography
7. scientific voyage to collect sea-samples

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the point at which the continental shelf begins to angle sharply down
   1. continental slope
   2. Continental shelf
   3. continental rise
   4. continental edge
2. metals that dissolve in the water or are suspended like gold
   1. continental edge
   2. continental slope
   3. continental rise
   4. chemical and mineral deposits
3. soil and rock on land that wash into the ocean
   1. mid-ocean ridge
   2. inorganic sediments
   3. organic sediments
   4. iridium levels
4. The cliff-like drop at the continental edge that drops steeply down to the deep ocean floor
   1. continental slope
   2. continental rise
   3. continental edge
   4. Continental shelf
5. sound navigation ranging use echoes 9sound waves) to map the ocean floor
   1. bathyscaph
   2. seamounts
   3. sonar
   4. Challenger
6. The gently slopping underwater land surrounding each continent where the ocean begins. Where you wade into the ocean , the shallowest part
   1. continental rise
   2. continental slope
   3. Continental shelf
   4. continental edge

6 True/False Questions

1. Cornelius Drebbel → builds first submarine

   True        False

2. abyssal plain → free-moving like a submarine

   True        False

3. seamounts → sound navigation ranging use echoes 9sound waves) to map the ocean floor

   True        False

4. bathysphere → round capsule that is lowered into the ocean by a cable

   True        False

5. mid-ocean ridge → a chain of mountains on the ocean floor (longest mountain range in the world - 36,000 miles)

   True        False

6. continental rise → the point at which the continental shelf begins to angle sharply down

   True        False