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14.1 Earth’s Undersea World

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6 questions
As read Chapter 9, “Earth’s Undersea World,” answer the following questions.
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Question 1
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Seafloor spreading explains which of the following?

Question 2
2.

Which phrase describes the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

Question 3
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Part A: Drag each animal to the seafloor feature it lives around.

  • sponges
  • anemones
  • white crabs
  • schools of fish
  • brittle stars
  • pale, blind shrimp
  • giant tube worms
  • deep-sea corals
  • football-sized clams
  • Hydrothermal Vents (4)
  • Seamounts (5)
Question 4
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Part B: Why might these animals live near these particular seafloor features?

Question 5
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Match each cause (left side) to each effect (right side)

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Tectonic plates collide
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islands are formed
Tectonic plates move apart very slowly
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a trench is formed
One tectonic plate slides under another
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seafloor spreading
Seafloor spreading
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continental drift
Water seeps into the earth’s crust and is heated by magma
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hydrothermal vents are formed
Seamount emerges from the ocean’s surface
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mountains are formed
Question 6
6.

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.