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Oceanography 1 RCHS
Oceanography information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three regions of the continental margin in order from the beach outward? | continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise |
| What is the area deep below active margins with subduction? | beinoff zones |
| What are the two uppermost layers of mantle and which is the outermost of the two? | lithosphere is outermost and also is in crust, while aethenosphere is flowing layer below the lithosphere |
| What plate includes the Hawaiin islands? | pacific plate |
| What is another term for a hot spot? | mantle plume |
| What is the point on the surface directly above an earthquake? | epicenter |
| Where is the moho layer found? | Between the mantle and crust |
| which are denser, oceanic or continental crust? | oceanic due to basalt rather than granite makeup |
| Who came up with plate tectonic theory? | Alfred Wegener |
| Rift valleys are the first stage of what feature on Earth forming? | Ocean basins (Wilson cycle) |
| What is the average rate of movement of lithosphere plates? | 1-10 cm/ year |
| What plate are the Aleutian islands found on? | N. American plate near the margin with the pacific plate |
| What type of fault doesn't destroy any rock? | Transform fault |