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E.S. Oceanography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an abyssal plain? | It is the relatively flat sea floor from the continental rise to the mid ocean ridge. |
| What are underwater volcanoes called? | They are called Seamounts. |
| What is the periodic rise and fall of the water level caused by the moon and the sun? | Tides |
| What has a harmful effect on the the number of important food species? | Over fishing |
| What economic effect does the decrease in food stocks in the ocean have? | The economic impact is on people and industries that are dependent on those food stocks. |
| The Movement of plates will do what to the normal flow of currents present in the ocean today. | Thee movement of plates will disrupt the normal flow of currents present in the ocean today. |
| The Chesapeake Bat can be largely affected by what? | It can affected by watershed runoff. |
| Where does the continental shelf extend from where to where? | It extends from the shoreline to the continental slope. |
| How are seafloor features made? | They are made by plate tectonics. |
| Which areas in the ocean are apart of the continent that is currently submerged by the ocean? | The Continental shelf and the continental slope. |
| How do waves move? | They are moved by the wind. |
| What brings cold nutrients rich water from the bottom to the surface and areas of high biological activity well develop? | Upwelling |
| How do large currents distribute heat? | They distribute heat by carrying warm water from the equator to poles and cold water from the poles to the equator. |
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