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Oceanography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the continental shelf? | The relatively flat area that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope |
| What human activities greatly affect the water quality? | Agriculture(runoff of fertilizer and animal waste), human waste disposal (sewage), and construction (runoff from site) within water sheds |
| The periodic rise and fall of the water level caused by the moon and sun is called a? | Tide |
| What is convection? | The major mechanism of energy transfer in the oceans, atmosphere, and Earth's interior |
| Seafloor features caused by plate tectonics include ___ and ___? | Mid-ocean ridges and trenches |
| The steeply sloping area that is between the continental shelf and the rise is the ___? | Continental slope |
| What is the abyssal plain? | The relatively flat seafloor from the continental rise to the mid-ocean |
| Seamounts are-- | Underwater volcanoes |
| What does upwelling bring and what will develop? | Upwelling brings cold nutrient rich water from the bottom to the surface and areas of high biological activity will develop |
| Most waves are generated by-- | Wind |
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