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Oceanography
Earth Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What brings cold nutrient rich water from the bottom to the surface and areas of high biological activity will develop ? | Upwelling |
| Is Topography different on the seafloor ? | It's as variable as continents |
| What are water seamounts ? | Underwater Volcanoes |
| What is the single largest reservoir of heat on the Earth ? | The Ocean |
| What is the relatively flat area that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope ? | Continental Drift |
| What is the relatively flat seafloor from the continental rise to the mid- ocean ridge ? | Abyssal Plain ? |
| What is the periodic rise and fall of the water level caused by the moon and sun ? | Tides |
| What are most waves generated by ? | Wind |
| What is North Atlantic | where it rises because it is less dense than the cold water found there |
| The basement or parent rock below the abyssal plain are ? | Oceanic Rocks |