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18 Cards in this Set
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Climate distribution on earth is primarily controlled by
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Latitude
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Continental drift was confirmed through the use of the what?
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shape of the continental margins
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The seafloor magnetic pattern is best described as..
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parallel to and symmetric about ocean ridges
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Which of the following statements is true of the asthenosphere?
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The asthenosphere is composed of outer mantle material
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Which of the following is NOT associated with convergent plate boundaries on the seafloor?
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Crest of the mid-ocean ridge
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Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
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Hydrothermal vents
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Match the term with the appropriate phrase below. Rift Valley
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Divergent plate boundary
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Directly seaward of the continental shelf is a more steeply sloping region called the"
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continental slope
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With respect to mid-ocean ridges, transform faults are:
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parallel to the direction of plate movement
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Sediments whcih are poorly sorted and made of a variety of minerals could have been deposited by:
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the wind
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Calcareous Ooze is an example of:
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biogenous sediment
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Match the following term with the appropriate phrase: halite (evaporites)
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lithogenous sediment
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Match the following term with the appropriate phrase: metal sulfides
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chemical sediment
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Hydogen bonds form between neighboring water molecules because of:
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polarity of water molecules
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Whcih of the following statements regarding pH is not true?
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pH will increase in areas of rapid plant or algal growth.
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The largest ocean in the world is the ____ Ocean.
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Pacific
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smaller and shallower than oceans, composed of salt water, somewhat enclosed by land, directly connected to the world ocean
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seas
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The group of Europeans known as the ____ were the first Europeans known to have traveled to North America.
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Vikings
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