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sheilaspns

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on: Aug 22, 2018
What did the German Meteor expedition discover during their 1925 crisscross across the South Atlantic for 2 years?
 A) a completely flat ocean floor
  B) the deepest part of the ocean's deepest trench
  C) a varied and often extremely rugged bottom profile
  D) evidence for seafloor spreading and plate tectonics

Question 2

Which statement is not true of the relationship between latitude and ocean characteristics?
 A) The temperature in temperate waters is considered to be the most variable.
  B) Tropical waters are the only regions in which evaporation exceeds precipitation.
  C) Temperate waters have the largest variation in salinity.
  D) The polar waters have the lowest average salinity due to the melting of ice.


sierramartinez

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

C

Answer to Question 2

C


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