Earth Science Chapter 13

Most Carbon Dioxide is absorbed by the bottom layer of the ocean

Oceans absorb most of the sun's energy

The density of seawater is higher than that of pure water

Which of the following would affect the temperature of the ocean?

Which of the following would be higher under the sea than air?

Which zone experiences the low and high tide and sometimes is exposed to air?

What is the shoreline?

How did the seamounts form?

Which of the following would decrease the salinity of the ocean?

Only low tides can reach the berms

You would be able to see in the abyssal zone because of the sunlight shining through.

The ocean was not as salty before the Flood

Which of the following would increase the salinity of the oceans?

THe ocean water has a higher freezing/melting point than fresh water

How is sea level affected?

Which of the following are benthic organisms?

What do the old-earth geologists believe about the origin of hte oceans?

Where would you find more dissolved gases?

What do young-earth geologists believe about the origin of the oceans?

What kind of slope do you expect the continental shelf to have?

What are the three pelagic life zones?

How do ocean organisms consume nitrogen?

Which of the following has the steepest slope?

Which of the following cycle through in the ocean?