Marine Science Comprehensive Questions and
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5 major basins - ANSWER-Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Southern
Pacific - ANSWER-deepest and largest
Arctic - ANSWER-Smallest and shallowest
inner core - ANSWER-hot, iron rich, solid
outer core - ANSWER-liquid, iron rich, produces magnetic fields
mantle - ANSWER-solid, but near melting point. convection and slow flowing causes plate movement
oceanic crust - ANSWER-darker, basalt, denser, thinner, younger
continental crust - ANSWER-lighter, granite, less dense, thicker, older
Evidence for continental drift - ANSWER-sea floor spreading, similar fossils on different continents,
matching geological features and resource deposits, coal in Antarctica, puzzle pieces
Mid-ocean ridge - ANSWER-continuous chain of submarine volcanoes and other related geological
features that circle the globe like a sea,.
transform fault - ANSWER-a horizontal disruption of the mid-ocean ridge
divergent boundaries - ANSWER-plates move apart, creating ridges, rift valleys, and new crust
, Convergent boundaries - ANSWER-plates move together and buckle up or down to form mountains or
trenches
transform boundaries - ANSWER-two plates slide past each other
hot spots - ANSWER-small melting areas within the mangle where magma columns push to the surface.
Do not move, but form island as crust passes over.
convection - ANSWER-primary force in sea floor spreading and continental drift
ice age - ANSWER-low sea level
warming period - ANSWER-high sea level
Active Margin - ANSWER-the boundary of two plates with a steep slope, little or no rise, coastal
mountains, a rocky coast, and more geologic activity
Passive Margin - ANSWER-not a plate boundary, wide shelf, gentle slope, developed rise and sediment
accumulation
continental shelf - ANSWER-the shallowest and biologically richest part of the ocean. made of
continental crust and ends at shelf break.
continental slope - ANSWER-the edge of the continent that slopes to the sea floor
continental rise - ANSWER-accumulated sediment at the bottom of the shelf
abyssal plains - ANSWER-flat regions of sea floor
guyots - ANSWER-flat topped sea mounts
Answers Latest upload 2024/2025 with 100% verified
Solutions
5 major basins - ANSWER-Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Southern
Pacific - ANSWER-deepest and largest
Arctic - ANSWER-Smallest and shallowest
inner core - ANSWER-hot, iron rich, solid
outer core - ANSWER-liquid, iron rich, produces magnetic fields
mantle - ANSWER-solid, but near melting point. convection and slow flowing causes plate movement
oceanic crust - ANSWER-darker, basalt, denser, thinner, younger
continental crust - ANSWER-lighter, granite, less dense, thicker, older
Evidence for continental drift - ANSWER-sea floor spreading, similar fossils on different continents,
matching geological features and resource deposits, coal in Antarctica, puzzle pieces
Mid-ocean ridge - ANSWER-continuous chain of submarine volcanoes and other related geological
features that circle the globe like a sea,.
transform fault - ANSWER-a horizontal disruption of the mid-ocean ridge
divergent boundaries - ANSWER-plates move apart, creating ridges, rift valleys, and new crust
, Convergent boundaries - ANSWER-plates move together and buckle up or down to form mountains or
trenches
transform boundaries - ANSWER-two plates slide past each other
hot spots - ANSWER-small melting areas within the mangle where magma columns push to the surface.
Do not move, but form island as crust passes over.
convection - ANSWER-primary force in sea floor spreading and continental drift
ice age - ANSWER-low sea level
warming period - ANSWER-high sea level
Active Margin - ANSWER-the boundary of two plates with a steep slope, little or no rise, coastal
mountains, a rocky coast, and more geologic activity
Passive Margin - ANSWER-not a plate boundary, wide shelf, gentle slope, developed rise and sediment
accumulation
continental shelf - ANSWER-the shallowest and biologically richest part of the ocean. made of
continental crust and ends at shelf break.
continental slope - ANSWER-the edge of the continent that slopes to the sea floor
continental rise - ANSWER-accumulated sediment at the bottom of the shelf
abyssal plains - ANSWER-flat regions of sea floor
guyots - ANSWER-flat topped sea mounts
