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.
schools of fish
pale, blind shrimp
sponges
football-sized clams
deep-sea corals
giant tube worms
brittle stars
white crabs
anemones
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.