marine biology
What is marine geology?
The study of oceans and what shapes the Earth.
What are the different types of oceanic crust?
Layer 2A and 2B
How do ocean currents affect the distribution of sediment on the ocean floor?
The currents spread the sediment all around the ocean
What are some of the most important discoveries made in the deep ocean?
hydrothermal vents
What are some of the major features of the ocean floor?
Abyssal Plain,Continental shelf,slope,and rise , seamounts,trenches and etc.
How do plate tectonics affect the ocean floor?
The Help Shape the Ocean floor
How do underwater volcanoes form
Magma rises and erupts the seafloor
How do marine geologists study the seafloor spreading process?
ROVs
what is the #1 technology scientists use to study the ocean floor?
They use Sonar technology
What are some of the challenges of studying the ocean floor?
Harsh Conditions
How do earthquakes affect the ocean floor?
Causes the seafloor to move up or down
What are some of the most important questions that marine geology can help answer?
how was the sea in the past
What is the most important discovery in marine geology?
Mid-Ocean Ridge
name one of the most important tools used in marine geology?
Sonar,submersibles,seismic graphs
What is the role of marine geology in understanding climate change?
studying the geological records can reconstruct past climates
What are some of the most exciting areas of research in marine geology today?
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How has marine geology changed our understanding of the Earth's history?
Helps us learn how things formed and seperated
how do scientists use sediment cores to study the ocean floor?
Analyzing the layers of the sedimant
How do marine geologists study the deep ocean?
submarines
one thing you learned about marine biology
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