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What vessel made the first continuous profile across the ocean?
  a. USS Stewart
  b. HMS Challenger
  c. Meteor
  d. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter



Question 2

What is a Pacific-type margin referring to?
  a. Diverging plate boundary
  b. Passive margin
  c. Active margin
  d. Rift valley



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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The USS Stewart was the first vessel to make a continuous profile of the ocean. They had an updated
version of the Iceberg Detector and Echo Depth Sounder, a device invented after the sinking of the
Titanic. Information can be found in the section Ocean Floor Is Mapped by Bathymetry.



Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
There is a prevalence of active margins in the Pacific. These are areas associated with converging
plates and are characterized by high earthquake and volcanic activity. Recall the Pacific Ring of Fire
mentioned in Chapter 3. Information can be found in the section Continental Margins May Be Active
or Passive



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Reply #2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 22, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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