Oceanography Questions
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A jellyfish, along with other drifting organisms, is an example of _____.
As the salinity level of water decreases and the temperature increases, what happens to the density of water?
The organisms that swim, from small invertebrates to large whales are called _____.
A parallel is another name for a _____. The 0° parallel is called _____.
Water becomes _____ dense as it freezes. This is _____ as most substances.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, at a divergent boundary, plates _____.
The zone between the low-tide mark and the edge of the continental shelf is the _____.
One of the advantages of submersibles is _____, where as one of the advantages of self-contained diving is _____.
What is considered to be the densest type of crust?
What is the best shape to withstand the intense pressure underwater?
Pangea is the theorized _____. Panthalassa is the theorized _____.
The _____ zone refers to the water portion of the ocean. The _____ zone refers to the bottom.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, at a convergent boundary, plates _____.
The photic zone is the _____ area of the open ocean, whereas the aphotic zone is the _____ area.
It is _____ that has made true exploration of the ocean possible.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, at a shear (transform) boundary, plates _____.
Who was responsible for the theory of continental drift?
Mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, and trenches are thought to represent _____.
Scientific research generally begins with a _____ based on _____.
Two characteristics of a hypothesis is that it must be _____ and can be _____.