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Oceanography
oceanography is the study of oceans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are diatoms made of? | Silica |
| What percentage of rocks on continents are sedimentary of marine origin? | 50% |
| Where are some of the best preserved marine fossils found? | far from current oceans at relatively high altitudes |
| Most lithogenous sediments are where? | Continental margins |
| Where are coarser sediments found? | closer to shore |
| What is wind transport? | aoleon transport |
| What type of sediment is shallow, close to land, and dominantly lithogenous? | Pelagic |
| For calcareous solutions, the most important thing is what? | Dissolution |
| What is an example of limestone | Stromatolites |
| what do stromatolites look like? | marge simpsons hair |