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Marine Science Semester 1 Exam Review Questions and Answers
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Marine Science Semester 1 ExamReview Questions and Answers
4 large ocean basins - Answer -Indian Pacific Atlantic Artic
Hydrothermal Vents - Answer -Deep-sea hot springs where heated seawater forces its
way up through the crust
Mid ocean ridge - Answer -The continuous chain of volcanic submarine mountains that
extends around the earth
Plate tectonics - Answer -The process involved in the movement of large plates on the
earths crust
Passive margin - Answer -A continental margin that is located at the "trailing edge" of a
continent and as a result shows little geological activity
Rifts - Answer -Cracks in the earths surface formed as pieces of the crust separate
Subduction - Answer -The downward movement of a plate into the mantle that occurs in
trenches
Sea floor spreading - Answer -The process by which new sea-floor is formed as it
moves a way from spreading centers in mid-ocean ridges
Shear boundaries - Answer -The boundary between two plates that move past each
other on the earths surface
Trenches - Answer -Narrow deep depressions in the sea floor
Scuba - Answer -Equipment that allows breathing underwater from tanks compressed
by air
Remote sensing - Answer -Technology used to study the earth and its oceans from afar
Coriolis effect - Answer -Tendency of objects moving large distances on the earths crust
to turn a little rather than going in a straight line
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