Seafloor features and Plate Tectonics Quiz
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20 questions
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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What is the name of this feature?
What is the name of this feature?
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Match the term to its description
Match the term to its description
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Ocean Basin | arrow_right_alt | The submerged outer edge of a continent; really just an extension of the continental crust, which is composed mostly of granite. |
Trench | arrow_right_alt | Deep sea floor beyond the continental margin; made up of oceanic crust, which is composed mostly of volcanic basalt. |
Continental Margin | arrow_right_alt | Broad flat areas of sediment-covered ocean floor found between the continental margins and the mid-ocean ridges |
Guyot | arrow_right_alt | Long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the deepest parts of the ocean floor. |
Abyssal Plain | arrow_right_alt | A flat-topped seamount that was eroded flat by wave action or sank deeper in the seafloor. |
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When two plate move towards each other and collide.
When two plate move towards each other and collide.
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When two plates move away from each other.
When two plates move away from each other.
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When two plates slide past each other.
When two plates slide past each other.
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At transform boundaries,, fault lines are formed and there are a lot of earthquakes.
At transform boundaries,, fault lines are formed and there are a lot of earthquakes.
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Two continental crusts colliding results in volcanic mountains.
Two continental crusts colliding results in volcanic mountains.
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A continental crust colliding with a oceanic crust causes which of the following to occur? Select all that apply.
A continental crust colliding with a oceanic crust causes which of the following to occur? Select all that apply.
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When two oceanic plates collide (come together), island arcs are formed.
When two oceanic plates collide (come together), island arcs are formed.
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At a divergent boundary, underwater volcanic mountains are formed, creating new oceanic crust.
At a divergent boundary, underwater volcanic mountains are formed, creating new oceanic crust.
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At a continental divergent boundary, island arcs are formed.
At a continental divergent boundary, island arcs are formed.