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Final Exam
| Which of the following occurs at the continental margin in the pacific ocean? | a) Volcanic Activity b) Earthquakes c) Plate Interaction d) All of the above A: D:ALL OF THE ABOVE ! |
| Which property most determines water's vertical position in the ocean ? | Density |
| The color of the powdered form of a mineral is called ? | Streak |
| Where dose seafloor spreading occur? | At divergent plates |
| Ocean deepest part ids | Treches |
| The most abundant element in earths continental crust (by weight) | Oxygen |
| The three groups of rocks are classified by | How they are formed |
| What is NOT used to support of the continental drift hypothesis | Palemanetism |
| Which is visible evidence of energy passing through water | Wave |
| In addition to salinity what factor affects the density of seawater | Temperature |
| Most ocean water is located in which zone | Mixed zone |
| Biogeneous sediment is made up of _______ | Shells from skeletons of marine organisms |
| according to the conveyor belt model of ocean circulation, what happens when water reaches the pole | The salinity of water increases |
| A fault is | A fracture in the earth where movement has occurred |
| What effects the amount of destruction caused by earthquake vibrations | Design of structure, intensity and duration of the vibration, and nature of the mineral on which structure are built |
| Ocean current that moves towards the poles are ____ | Warm |
| Approximately how much of earths surface is covered by land | 30% |
| The influence of cold current is mostly felt in the ____ | Tropics |
| What is NOT a category of marine organisms | Aphotic |
| The sawing and grinding action of rock fragment on water is called ____ | Abrasion |
| The energy that drives surface ocean current comes from ____ | Wind |