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Ocean currents are caused by _______________
What is density differences
100
What is an estuary?
What is an area where salt water and freshwater mix
100
What determines the salinity of the sea?
What is underwater volcanism
100
How many tides do we get each day?
What is 4 (2 low and 2 high)
100
How many seismic stations are required to find the epicenter of an earthquake?
What is 3
200
Tides are caused by __________________
What is the gravitational pull of the Earth, moon, and sun
200
What are upwellings, and where will they most likely be in the ocean?
What are areas of cold, nutrient rich water at the top of the ocean, near coastlines.
200
What are the 2 most abundant elements in the ocean?
What sodium and chlorine
200
During which moon phase will tides be the highest?
What is full moon
200
When is a volcano considered active?
What is when it still has a magma chamber with magma in it. Active volcanoes are erupting or will erupt soon.
300
Waves are caused by _______________
What is wind
300
Where are volcanoes most likely to form?
What is at plate boundaries
300
The high salinity of the Mediterranean sea is due to ____________________
What is evaporation
300
Which Seismic waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?
What are p waves
300
True or False: Japan has a lot of Earthquakes because it is located where several plates meet.
What is TRUE
400
What makes sea levels rise and fall?
What is temerature
400
What type of boundary is formed when 2 plates collide?
What is convergent
400
What part of the seafloor would be the most difficult to get to because of pressure?
What is a trench
400
When do spring tides occur? When do neap tides occur?
Spring tides: New and Full moons Neap tides: 1st and 3rd (last) quarter moons
400
Volcanoes that do not occur at plate boundaries are known as ________ __________. Give an example
What is hot spots. Example: Hawaii
500
Why do icebergs float? ( Why does ice float)
Because ice is less dense than water
500
Describe a continental shelf
What is the shallow part of the ocean where land meets water.
500
what major feature of the ocean floor circumnavigates the Earth?
What are mid ocean ridges
500
Where is the ring of fire?
What is around the pacific plate
500
Which structure is most similar to an alluvial fan? a. delta b. watershed c. river d. lake
What is: A. Delta
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