AICE Marine Science Ch.2 - Earth Processes

Hydrothermal vent chimneys form when minerals precipitate out of solution and pile on top of each other.

Name for a landmass that develops at the mouth of rivers as sediments are deposited

name for an area where fresh water from a river meets the ocean and mixes

When does the greatest tidal range occur?

Which of the following does not cause upwelling to occur?

name for the sudden release of energy through the earth's crust by slipping tectonic plates

Which type of crust is the thickest and least dense?

Which of the following does not affect how tides are produced

Weathering describes the breaking of rock while erosion involves how the rock is transported

Trenches always form at this type of plate boundary

Neap tides occur when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned in a straight line

Water near hydrothermal vents does not boil due to

Theory that the continents are able to move over time to new posistions

Which of the following is not an evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

The Coriolis Effect causes surface currents to turn counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere.

Theory stating that the earth's crust is made of large "plates" that move by mantle convection

name for a wave that is create by a massive displacement of water cause by tectonic activity

What type of plate boundary is the mid-ocean ridge?

Which of the following is not a type of weathering?

Name for the relatively flat and featureless parts of the ocean floor

type of shoreline which generally has the steepest grade to it

Which of the following causes a decrease in fish populations off the coast of South America

Which of the following causes trade winds in the pacific to strengthen?

Which of the following is not a type of erosion?

type of shoreline that is the least exposed to erosion

name for the finest type of sediment particle

Which features of the ocean floor is most closely associated with divergent boundaries?

Which particles will stay suspended in water the longest?

What type of boundary do hydrothermal vents form near?