Section 5.1 "Exploring the Ocean"

4 Written Questions

1. a gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent
2. A system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance to an object, which gets its name from sound, navigation, and ranging.
3. the process by which molten material is added to the ocean floor along the boundary between diverging plates.
4. a deep canyon on the ocean floor.

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a chain of mountains on the ocean floor that wind around earth.
   1. Seamounts
   2. Continental slope
   3. Mid Ocean ridge
   4. Sonar
2. a smooth, nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor
   1. Abyssal Plain
   2. Magma
   3. Seamounts
   4. Plates
3. mountains on the ocean floor that are completely underwater
   1. Magma
   2. Seamounts
   3. Plates
   4. Sonar

3 True/False Questions

1. Continental slope → a gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent

   True        False

2. Magma → Hot, liquid substance that makes up part of the earth's mantle.

   True        False

3. Plates → Major pieces that make up the Earth's outer layer

   True        False