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Oceanography 4th
Study Stack #4
Question | Answer |
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What are the most important source of food and mineral resources as well as human recreation and transportation? | The oceans |
What is the Chesapeake Bay? | An estuary where fresh and salt water mixes. |
What watershed do we live in? | The Chesapeake Bay Watershed. |
Will a decrease in plant populations affect any of the water animals? | Yes, it will effect all animals and destroy the food web. |
What is the relatively flat seafloor from the continental rise to the mid- ocean ridge? | The Abyssal Plain. |
What are seamounts? | Underwater Volcanoes. |
Climates nearer the ocean are _____ than those found inland on the continent. Fill in the blank. | Milder. |
What does El Nino affect? | Weather patterns world wide. |
What part of the water cycle is the most effective in erosion? | Runoff. |
True or False. Oceans resources are finite and should be used roughly. | False. Ocean resources are finite and should be used with care. |