As read Chapter 9, “Earth’s Undersea World,” answer the following questions.
Part B: Why might these animals live near these particular seafloor features?
Seafloor spreading explains which of the following?
Which phrase describes the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Part A: Drag each animal to the seafloor feature it lives around.
deep-sea corals
football-sized clams
giant tube worms
sponges
anemones
brittle stars
schools of fish
pale, blind shrimp
white crabs
Hydrothermal Vents (4)
Seamounts (5)
Match each cause (left side) to each effect (right side)
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
One tectonic plate slides under another | arrow_right_alt | islands are formed |
Tectonic plates collide | arrow_right_alt | a trench is formed |
Water seeps into the earth’s crust and is heated by magma | arrow_right_alt | seafloor spreading |
Tectonic plates move apart very slowly | arrow_right_alt | continental drift |
Seamount emerges from the ocean’s surface | arrow_right_alt | hydrothermal vents are formed |
Seafloor spreading | arrow_right_alt | mountains are formed |
On page 84, the author uses a simile when describing the mountain chain formed by mid-ocean ridges, saying it is like the stitching on a baseball.
Explain what this simile means.