Question

11 matching 4 points

match each letter in the image below to the ocean floor feature it represents.

Explanation:

Identify continental margin features

• F points to the shallow, gently sloping region extending from the coast: Continental Shelf.
• H points to the steep drop-off connecting the shelf to the deep ocean floor: Continental Slope.
• G points to the deep, narrow depression at the boundary: Deep Ocean Trench (or Trench).

Identify deep ocean basin features

• A points to the flat, level area of the deep ocean floor: Abyssal Plain.
• B points to an underwater mountain that does not break the surface: Seamount.
• C points to a smaller, isolated underwater hill: Guyot (or Abyssal Hill).
• E points to an active underwater volcano breaking the surface: Volcanic Island.

Identify mid-ocean ridge features

• D points to the continuous underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics: Mid-Ocean Ridge.

Answer:

• A: Abyssal Plain
• B: Seamount
• C: Guyot / Abyssal Hill
• D: Mid-Ocean Ridge
• E: Volcanic Island
• F: Continental Shelf
• G: Deep Ocean Trench
• H: Continental Slope