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Unit 1.2
Ocean Profile and Sediments
Question | Answer |
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To checkout sediment and rock layers below seafloor, what is used? | drilling |
The order of development of reefs. | fringing, barrier, atoll |
Another name for a seamount that breaks the water's surface | island |
Sediment produced from preexiting rocks | lithogenous/terrigeneous |
Made of calcium carbonate | foraminifera |
Way to increase the settling rate of fine paarticles in the open ocean | fecal pellets from marine animals |
Cross section views of the underwater land features are obtained by | Sea satellite |
What do we know abot the mid ocean ridge? | It is the largest mountain chain, it is the youngest area of the ocean floor, and it has a spreading center |
What are submarine canyon mostly formed by | Erosion by turbidity currents |
Bathymetry refers to | Depths measurements |