BHS Earth Science Exam Review Part 2

Crust near ocean ridges is __________ compared to crust near deep-sea trenches.

Deaths associated with earthquakes in sloping areas can result from ____.

What is the term that is defined by the amount of dissolved salts in seawater?

Rising convection currents force plates apart (at letter e) by a process called

Seawalls, groins, jetties,and breakwaters are built to prevent 

Features commonly associated with a convergent  boundary are earthquakes and ______.

What do we call a vertical movement of nutrient-rich ocean water?

What is the name of the current that warms the waters off the East Coast of the U.S. ?

How can a desert be located in a tropical biome?  

The Equatorial Current, the Gulf Stream and the Canary Current make up the 

If global temps increase and glaciers melted quickly.  What is likely to follow?

At least how many seismic stations must report data to locate an epicenter?

All of the following are examples of POINT SOURCE pollution except 

The magnetic pattern of the rocks on one side of an ocean ridge is __________ the other side.

A large, circular ocean current system that’s flow isdeflected by land masses is called a

Features found at divergent boundaries (as shown at letter b above), include 

The area where a freshwater river or stream enters the ocean is a(n) 

Downward part of a convection current (letter d)causes a sinking force that moves the plates 

The process shown in the picture is

A transitional ocean layer that has rapidly decreasing temps with increasing depth is called  

The locations of seismic belts are determined by plotting ____.

At an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary (as shown in letter a ), 

What substance contributes to ocean acidification when it is dissolved into seawater?

Geohazards that directly result from volcanic eruptions can include ____________.

Subduction results in the formation of ____.(Refer to letter a above)