ConcepTest: Oceans by South America #2

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn
This material was originally created for Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.

Initial Publication Date: May 8, 2006

Question:

Examine the image of part of the South American continent and neighboring oceans. (Image courtesy the National Geophysical Data Center.)

Which pair of sites is best described as located on or near a continental shelf?

a. A & B
b. B & C
c. C & D
d. D & A

Ocean South America

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is a.

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