Tectonic Features 1.0
22) A submerged mountain or hill rising from the seafloor is a(n) ____________________.
32. Continental shelf
4) Which of these extends the farthest out into the ocean?
Beach
9) A coral reef separated from the mainland by a lagoon is a(n)
Barrier Reef
2) When water is described as potable, it is
Safe to drink
21) ________are submerged mountain ranges on the ocean floor at the spreading margins of oceanic tectonic plates.
Mid-Ocean Ridges
35. Oceanic trench
H
This topographic feature is known for its steep angle.
Continental slope
23) ______________________ are sometimes called the “rainforests of the sea.”
Coral Reefs.
False or True? 37) According to the Genesis Creation account, God created our current oceans on Day 3.
False
20) The shallow, submerged edges of a continent are called ____________________________
Continental shelves
31. Continental rise
D
8) Which of the following does not belong with the other three?
Continental Rise
24) Because clams, corals, and anemones are attached to or live on the bottom, we call them ____________________ organisms.
Benthic
6) This forms when large waves first break and drop sand.
Longshore Sandbar
34. mid-ocean ridge
G.
30. abyssal plain
F
What are underwater landslides called?
Turbidity current.
In modern day time, what is currently destroying the Great Barrier Reef in Australia?
Crown of Thorns Starfish
False or True? 44) Echolocation is an ability found in some sea creatures which man has used as a model in developing sonar.
True
33. Guyot
E
True or False? 39) Island arcs are associated with subduction zones.
True
7) Which of these do young-earth creationists believe were most likely created by runoff from the continents late in the Flood?
Submarine Canyons
26) Why are coral reefs found mainly in relatively shallow water? ________________________
Corals are photosynthetic animals that need light to thrive and survive.
47) Explain the difference between local sea level and mean sea level.
Local sea level is the height of water at any particular time in a given location. It is constantly changing due to weather, tides, ect.
Mean sea level is a computed average of all the high and low levels at a location. It is a fixed level in which elevations are based.