EXAM 3 NJIT PHYS 203 The Earth In Space Libby Questions and Answers
1. Oceanography study of earth's hydrosphere
2. Hydrosphere sum of all of earth's water
3. Oceanographers someone who studies oceanography
4. Bathymetry measure of depth of earth's features below sea level
5. Hypsometry measure of elevation of earth's features above sea level
6. Sounding technique of measuring ocean depth by sinking a weight-
ed object and counting rope length
7. Fathom 6 feet or 2 yards of ocean depth
8. Echo sounding technique using sound waves to measure ocean depth
9. SONAR (SOund Navigation And advanced method of measuring ocean depth using multi-
Ranging) ple sound emissions
10. Maximum ocean depth 11 km, Marianas Trench
11. Maximum continental elevation 8.85 km, Mount Everest
12. Average ocean depth 3.7 km
13. Average continental elevation 840 m
14. Continental Shelf shallow area extending from the continent
15. Continental Slope steeper area that leads to deeper ocean
16. Continental Rise area formed by sediment deposits at the base of the con-
tinental slope
17. Ocean Basin large, flat region of the ocean floor
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18. Abyssal Hills small, rolling hills on the ocean floor near continental mar-
gins
19. Tablemounts (guyots) flat-topped seamounts formed by erosion
20. Seamounts underwater mountains formed by volcanic activity
21. Biogenic Sedimentary Rock rock formed from accumulated organic material, like fish
fecal pellets
22. Oceanic Ridge underwater mountain system formed by tectonic activity
23. Oceanic Trenches deep depressions formed at subduction zones
24. Active Continental Margin area with significant geological activity
25. Passive Continental Margin area with little geological activity
26. Submarine Canyons steep, underwater valleys carved by turbidity currents
27. Turbidity Currents underwater landslides moving sediment down continental
slopes
28. Deep-Sea Fan accumulated sediment deposits at the base of submarine
canyons
29. Water (H2O) molecule essential for life, structured as a tetrahedron with
dipolar properties
30. Cohesion attraction between water molecules
31. Surface Tension tendency of liquid surfaces to minimize area, allowing ob-
jects to float on water
32. Adhesion attraction of water molecules to other substances
1. Oceanography study of earth's hydrosphere
2. Hydrosphere sum of all of earth's water
3. Oceanographers someone who studies oceanography
4. Bathymetry measure of depth of earth's features below sea level
5. Hypsometry measure of elevation of earth's features above sea level
6. Sounding technique of measuring ocean depth by sinking a weight-
ed object and counting rope length
7. Fathom 6 feet or 2 yards of ocean depth
8. Echo sounding technique using sound waves to measure ocean depth
9. SONAR (SOund Navigation And advanced method of measuring ocean depth using multi-
Ranging) ple sound emissions
10. Maximum ocean depth 11 km, Marianas Trench
11. Maximum continental elevation 8.85 km, Mount Everest
12. Average ocean depth 3.7 km
13. Average continental elevation 840 m
14. Continental Shelf shallow area extending from the continent
15. Continental Slope steeper area that leads to deeper ocean
16. Continental Rise area formed by sediment deposits at the base of the con-
tinental slope
17. Ocean Basin large, flat region of the ocean floor
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18. Abyssal Hills small, rolling hills on the ocean floor near continental mar-
gins
19. Tablemounts (guyots) flat-topped seamounts formed by erosion
20. Seamounts underwater mountains formed by volcanic activity
21. Biogenic Sedimentary Rock rock formed from accumulated organic material, like fish
fecal pellets
22. Oceanic Ridge underwater mountain system formed by tectonic activity
23. Oceanic Trenches deep depressions formed at subduction zones
24. Active Continental Margin area with significant geological activity
25. Passive Continental Margin area with little geological activity
26. Submarine Canyons steep, underwater valleys carved by turbidity currents
27. Turbidity Currents underwater landslides moving sediment down continental
slopes
28. Deep-Sea Fan accumulated sediment deposits at the base of submarine
canyons
29. Water (H2O) molecule essential for life, structured as a tetrahedron with
dipolar properties
30. Cohesion attraction between water molecules
31. Surface Tension tendency of liquid surfaces to minimize area, allowing ob-
jects to float on water
32. Adhesion attraction of water molecules to other substances
