Glencoe Earth Science

Chapter 19: Oceanography

Find the Slope

1
The width of a continental shelf is 55 km. If it increases in depth by 1500 m, what is the slope of the continental slope?
A)32.3 m/km
B)27.3 m/km
C)19.9 m/km
D)28.2 m/km
2
The width of a continental shelf is 120 km. If it increases in depth by 2000 m, what is the slope of the continental slope?
A)16.7 m/km
B)22 m/km
C)32 m/km
D)19.9 m/km
3
The width of a continental shelf is 150 km. If it increases in depth by 200 m, what is the slope of the continental slope?
A)3 m/km
B)2.2 m/km
C)1.3 m/km
D)0.8 m/km
4
The width of a continental shelf is 35 km. If it increases in depth by 120 m, what is the slope of the continental slope?
A)0.9 m/km
B)2.2 m/km
C)4.2 m/km
D)3.4 m/km
5
The width of a continental shelf is 100 km. If it increases in depth by 55 m, what is the slope of the continental slope?
A)1.2 m/km
B)0.6 m/km
C)1.9 m/km
D)0.4 m/km
6
The width of a continental shelf is 150 km. If it increases in depth by 2000 m, what is the slope of the continental slope?
A)13.3 m/km
B)15.2 m/km
C)14.8 m/km
D)16 m/km
7
If the depth of a continental slope increases by 2600 m and the slope is 60 m/km, what is the width of the slope?
A)42.2 km
B)30 km
C)45 km
D)43.3 km
8
If the depth of a continental slope increases by 300 m and the slope is 3.8 m/km, what is the width of the slope?
A)78.9 km
B)72 km
C)75 km
D)88 km
9
If the depth of a continental slope increases by 1500 m and the slope is 50 m/km, what is the width of the slope?
A)28 km
B)43 km
C)30 km
D)45 km
10
If the depth of a continental slope increases by 900 m and the slope is 32.2 m/km, what is the width of the slope?
A)28 km
B)42 km
C)55 km
D)27.9 km
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