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Geo 101 final review

Coastlines and Ocean Basins

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Where does most volcanic activity on the sea floor take place? Mid-ocean ridges
Key to shoreline dynamics Wind motion
Depend on wind speed, duration, and distance Wind waves
Longshore currents Parallel to the shoreline
Transport of sediment, close to the shoreline, mainly in the swash zone Longshore drift
Currents that are perpendicular to the shoreline Rip currents
Occur when the solar and lunar tides are in phase Spring tides
Occur when the solar and lunar tides are out of phase Neap tides
The rate at which sand is supplied to the beach, versus the rate at which it is being removed is known as what? The sand budget
A broad platform extending from the shoreline to the continental slope Continental shelf
Dissected by submarine canyons and formed by submarine landslides Continental slope
Extends beyond the continental rise typically 4-6km below sea level; flattest surface on the Earth Abyssal plain
How deep is the deepest part of the ocean? 10km deep
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