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Vocabulary
100
the study of long term weather patterns.
What is climatology.
100
the density of sea water is dependent on _.
What is salinity and temperature.
100
_ is a device that detects changes in the magnetic field.
What is a magnetometer.
100
This type of seismic wave moves in a push pull direction.
What is a primary wave.
100
Edge of ocean where sediment is deposited.
What is a beach.
200
Area from 66.5 - 90 degrees latitude.
What is polar zone.
200
The salinity of sea water has been _ over geologic time.
What is constant.
200
These set convection currents in motion.
What is slab pull and ridge push.
200
how many times larger is a magnitude 3 than a magnitude 1 on the a Richter Scale?
What is 100 times.
200
Bending of waves as their water gets shallower.
What is wave refraction.
300
Sunspot free period.
What is maunder minimum.
300
today, water vapor that is added to Earth's atmosphere is destroyed by _.
What is ultraviolet radiation.
300
The theory of _ explains how ocean crust is formed and destroyed.
What is seafloor spreading.
300
Most earthquakes are associated with this.
What are plate boundaries.
300
Steep cliff part of the continental margin.
What is the continental slope.
400
Device that measures cloud height.
What is a ceilometer.
400
_ are submerged basaltic volcanoes more than 1km high.
What are seamounts.
400
A _ is a large intrusive igneous rock body that covers at least 100 square km.
What is a batholith.
400
The Modified Mercalli Scale is based on this type of data.
What is the amount of damage.
400
Plots changing water temperatures against depth.
What is temperature profiles.
500
Device that measures relative humidity.
What is a psychrometer.
500
This determines the size of sediment particles on the beach.
What is wave energy.
500
This is why there are so many volcanoes around the pacific ocean.
What is that there convergent plate boundaries around the pacific ocean.
500
Scientists learned that Earth's core is partially liquid because of this.
What is S-Waves disappeared when they reached the outer core.
500
Currents caused by differences in the temperature and salinity of ocean water which in turn affects density.
What are density currents.