Name: Date: Period: INB Page: Unit 6: Sea Floor and the Coast Review Questions Essential Question: How do physical factors, such as the morphology of the coastline, impact the ecosystems found in the ocean? 1. Compare the theory of continental drift with the theory of plate tectonics. [3] 2. List the major lines of evidence for the theory of plate tectonics. [4] 3. Describe how tsunamis are formed. [3] 4. How are divergent and convergent boundaries related to the rock cycle? [2] 5. Explain why it took scientists until 1977 to discover hydrothermal vents. [2] 6. Would you describe hydrothermal vents as an extreme environment? Provide at least two examples to support why or why not. [3] ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Name: 7. Would you expect the continental shelf near a convergent plate to be wide or narrow? Why? [3] 8. Outline how the process of isostasy creates shallow seas during non-ice age periods. [3] 9. What is the primary difference between an estuary and a delta? [1] 10. Why are rocky shores able to house more biodiversity than sandy shores? [3] 11. How do the roots of the red mangrove work to create an ecosystem? [3] Summary: Date: Period: INB Page: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
