ocean floor reading

Name
7. Explain how the creatures that live around the geothermal
vents can live without sunlight.
2. The gradually sloping area at the edge of the ocean is called
A. the continental shelf
B. the abyssal plain
C. the Galapagos Rift
D. the continental slope
3. The area that drops off much more steeply and is only about 20
meters wide is called
A. the abyssal plain
B. the continental slope
C. the Galapagos Rift
D. the continental shelf
8. Why was the discovery at the Galapagos Rift such a big
discovery?
4. The Challenger Deep is
A. the deepest part of the ocean
B. a song about the ocean
C. a book about the ocean
D. a submersible vehicle
5. The word "abyss" means
A. bottomless pit
B. continental shelf
C. sea monster
D. plain
6. "Abyss" is not really an accurate name for the deep sea bottom
because
A. it is not in the dictionary
B. the sea is not really bottomless
C. the sea is not really that deep
D. it is spelled wrong