Geography

What happens when fresh water flows into seawater?

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Density is an important property of ocean water because ________.

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Deep ocean temperatures are ________ at low latitudes compared to high latitudes.

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The thermocline is important because ________.

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In tropical regions the surface temperature of the oceans is high but decreases rapidly with depth ...

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Seawater has become more acidic since the industrial revolution and this is commonly attributed to ________.

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The Atlantic Ocean has lower salinity than other oceans because ________.

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Salinity in the ocean is highest in regions where ________ is high and ________ is low.

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Scientists infer that chemical weathering of crustal rocks is not the only source of some minerals, ...

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The most abundant salt in seawater is ________.

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The total amount of solid material dissolved in water is known as ________.

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Discuss the distribution of seafloor sediments in the ocean basins. What are the different types of ...

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What type of continental margin is illustrated in the diagram below?

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________ sediment consists of shells and hard parts of marine organisms.

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The most extensive mountain range on Earth extends for about 65,000 kilometers on the ocean floor ...

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A(n) ________ is the vast, relatively deep, flat, sediment-covered portion of the deep-ocean basin.

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________ continental margins typically exhibit wide, extensive, continental shelves.

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The gently sloping submerged surface extending from the shoreline toward the deep ocean is termed ...

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Oil and gas resources are most common on the ________.

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________ does not accumulate below 4500 meters depth because it is highly soluble in seawater below ...

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Seafloor hot springs occur mainly in ________.

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Abyssal plains with sediments covering the seafloor igneous rocks are ________ in the central ...

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________ form the deepest parts of the ocean basins.

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Most of the world's landmass is in the ________ hemisphere.

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Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of ...

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