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Oceanography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are and important source of food and mineral resources as well as human recreation and transportation? | Oceans |
| What are finite and should be used with care? | Ocean resources |
| How are most waves generated? | By wind |
| What are tides? | Tides are the periodic rise and fall of the water level caused by the moon and the sun |
| What has harmful effects on numbers of important food species? | Over-fishing |
| What is the Abyssal plain? | The relatively flat seafloor from the continental rise to the mid-ocean ridge |
| What is the Continental shelf? | The relatively flat area that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope |
| What does Upwelling do? | Brings cold nutrient rich water from the bottom to the surface and areas of high biological activity will develop |
| Decrease in plant populations will affect? | All animals |
| What human activities within the water shed greatly affect the water quality? | Agriculture, Human waste disposal, and Construction |