Oceanography

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What is the only part of the ocean floor without tectonic activity? Options: continental slope, continental margin, seamount, abyssal plain

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abyssal plain

Front

Why is there high salinity in the Mediterranean Ocean? Options: precipitation, evaporation, volcanoes, deposition

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evaporation

Front

Sea levels rise when glacial ice caps-

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melt

Front

Ocean currents are caused by- underwater earthquakes, human influence, sun moon and Earth interaction, density differences

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density differences

Front

Upwelling is most likely to occur in what area? Options: in a deep sea trench, in a shallow gulf, along a coastline, in open ocean

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along a coastline

Front

Why does an ice shelf float?

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it is less dense

Front

Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawaters-

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higher salinity

Front

Continental shorelines generally have a milder climate than locations inland at the same latitude due to-

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ocean water stores and releases heat more slowly than land

Front

What part of the ocean floor would be the most difficult to explore due to pressure? Options: continental slope, sea mount, trench, abyssal plain

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trench

Front

What sea floor feature is created by erosion and deposition? Options: continental rise, submarine canyon, Marianas trench, seamount

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continental rise