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1
what is a trench
seamount
deepest places in the ocean
lower freezing point
middle of the mid ocean ridge
2
The world's oceans cover this much percent of Earth
70
8
40
2
3
in the middle of ocean ridge is the
abyssal plain
rift valley
guyots
trenches
4
Which type of land cover absorbs the most rainwater?
Bare clay soils
Grassland
Asphalt streets
Crop land
5
coral reefs are formed by?
monkeys and oragutans
shells and wormtubes
mommy fish and daddy fish
volcanic action and subsidence
6
how is water disturbed on Earth?
Michael Myers
96% other 4% ocean
96% ocean 4% other
30% ocean 70% other
7
what is oceanography??
dissolved organic matter
a type of animal
a green monkey
lecture and an article from the school of geology
8
in the abyssal plain you may find...
guyots
ocean ridges
fishing nets
seamounts
9
land has ( ) heat capacity, while the ocean has a ( ) heat capacity.
high,low
monkeys,bananas
left,right
low,high
10
which is
not
an ocean feature
Mediterranean sea
Indian Ocean
Artic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
11
what is the Abyssal plain
flat stretch of the ocean
greater depth
mid ocean ridge
steep part of the ocean
12
The Indian ocean borders Uganda.
boujie
bad
true
false
13
the earth rotates on its...
foot
axis
arm
neck
14
Evaporation....
heat and energy from surrounding areas, cooling the air
latitude
flying pigs
releases heat and energy into the air, warming the air
15
which organisms burrow into the deep-ocean muds causing a process called bioturbation???
sea urchins
sponges
clams
starfish
16
what is a tsunami
thunderstorm
typhoon
small waves
very large wave
17
takes heat away from the air, and the air becomes dry (bonds are broken) this is.....
salacious sediment
snowfall
evaporation
precipitation
18
what animal is a filter feeders?
jellyfish
octopuses
clams
starfish
19
Marine algae is found in which sequence from sea surface to deeper water?
blue,yellow,orange
white,black,brown
green, brown, red
purple,blue,orange
20
Accounts more than half of the Earth's ocean space. World's deepest ocean.
atlantic
indian
pacific
artic
