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Earth Science Ch 10
Oceans
Question | Answer |
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Sections of the ocean that are more or less surrounded by land are called? | Seas |
The shallow submerged edge of a continent is called? | Continental Shelf |
Submerged mountain ranges on the ocean floor, at the spreading margins of oceanic tectonic plates | Mid-ocean ridges |
Submerged mountain or hill rising from a sea floor | Seamount |
Sometimes called "rainforests of the sea" | Coral Reefs |
Organisms that are attached to the sea bottom are called | benthic organisms |
Organisms that drive with the ocean currents or are active swimmers are called | pelagic orgainisms |
The zone where bioluminescence is the only light | aphotic zone |
The natural ability of some sea creatures used as a model in developing sonar | echolocation |
The largest barrier reef in the world off the shore of Australia | The Great Barrier Reef |
What chemical is the main building block for living things | Carbon |