Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · Geography (भूगोल)
Chapter: Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: Structure of the Ocean Floor
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is the continental shelf? [1]
(A) A shallow, gently sloping extension of a continent
(B) The deepest part of the ocean
(C) A flat deep plain
(D) A mountain range
2. What is rich in the continental shelf? [1]
(A) Marine life and resources
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only sand
(D) Only rocks
3. What is the continental slope? [1]
(A) A steeper descent to the deep ocean floor
(B) A flat deep plain
(C) The deepest trench
(D) A shallow shelf
4. What is the abyssal plain? [1]
(A) A flat, deep area of the ocean floor
(B) The shallowest part of the ocean
(C) A mountain range underwater
(D) The continental shelf
5. What are ocean trenches? [1]
(A) The deepest parts of the ocean
(B) The shallowest parts
(C) Flat plains
(D) Continental shelves
6. How are ocean trenches formed? [1]
(A) Tectonic plate collision
(B) Wind erosion only
(C) Rainfall only
(D) Volcanic ash settling
7. What is an example of an ocean trench? [1]
(A) The Mariana Trench
(B) The continental shelf
(C) The abyssal plain
(D) A coral reef
8. Why learn about ocean floor structure? [1]
(A) To understand ocean geography and features
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is the continental shelf? [1]
(A) A shallow, gently sloping extension of a continent
(B) The deepest part of the ocean
(C) A flat deep plain
(D) A mountain range
10. What is rich in the continental shelf? [1]
(A) Marine life and resources
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only sand
(D) Only rocks
11. What is the continental slope? [1]
(A) A steeper descent to the deep ocean floor
(B) A flat deep plain
(C) The deepest trench
(D) A shallow shelf
12. What is the abyssal plain? [1]
(A) A flat, deep area of the ocean floor
(B) The shallowest part of the ocean
(C) A mountain range underwater
(D) The continental shelf
13. What are ocean trenches? [1]
(A) The deepest parts of the ocean
(B) The shallowest parts
(C) Flat plains
(D) Continental shelves
14. How are ocean trenches formed? [1]
(A) Tectonic plate collision
(B) Wind erosion only
(C) Rainfall only
(D) Volcanic ash settling
15. What is an example of an ocean trench? [1]
(A) The Mariana Trench
(B) The continental shelf
(C) The abyssal plain
(D) A coral reef
16. Why learn about ocean floor structure? [1]
(A) To understand ocean geography and features
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests