LESSON 7 Q2

Question 1

partly shallow extension of the continent underwater

Answer 1

continental shelf

Question 2

transition zone of continental shelf and deep ocean floor.

Answer 2

continental slope

Question 3

where the ocean begins. all basaltic and oceanic rocks are found here. the place where the sediment from land are washed.

Answer 3

continental rise

Question 4

the flattest part of the ocean 50% of the earth surfaces is being covered by this plain

Answer 4

abyssal plain

Question 5

part of the ocean basin that extends up from the ocean floor

Answer 5

island

Question 6

an undersea mountain. the erosion caused by waves destroyed the top of a seamount which caused it to be flattened

Answer 6

seamount

Question 7

the deepest part kf the ocean

Answer 7

trench

Question 8

the seafloor mountain system which is situated in the middle of the ocean basin

Answer 8

mid oceanic ridge

Question 9

geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contribution to the theory of plate tectonic

Answer 9

john tuzo wilson

Question 10

complex system of linear rift valleys on continent

Answer 10

embryonic

Question 11

narrow seas with matchings coast

Answer 11

juvenile

Question 12

ocean basin with continental margins

Answer 12

mature

Question 13

islands arcs trenches around basin edge

Answer 13

declining

Question 14

narrow, irregular seas with young mountains

Answer 14

terminal

Question 15

young to mature mountain belts

Answer 15

suturing