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oceanography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ocean resources are ? | finite and should be used with care. |
| what are important sources of food and resources | oceans |
| what is algae? | Algae supplies most of the oxygen for both the atmosphere and the oceans through photosynthesis |
| Most waves are generated by? | wind |
| what are tides? | Tides are the periodic rise and fall of the water level caused by the moon and sun. |
| what is the single largest reservoir of heat on the earth? | the ocean |
| what is the continental shelf? | Continental shelf is the relatively flat area that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope. |
| what is the abyssal plain? | Abyssal plain is the relatively flat seafloor from the continental rise to the mid- ocean ridge. Seamounts are underwater volcanoes. |
| what is the continental slope? | The continental slope is the steeply sloping area that is between the continental shelf and the rise. |