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41 Cards in this Set
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Pacific Ocean
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largest of the Earth's oceans, divided by the equator into the North and South Pacific Ocean
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Pacific Ring of Fire |
area of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the Pacific plate
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Great Barrier Reef
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the largest coral reef system in the world located off the coast of Australia
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Mariana Trench
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the deepest location in the Earth's crust located in the North Pacific Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
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second largest ocean found between the Americas and Europe and Africa
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Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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a divergent boundary located in the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the largest mountain range in the world
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South Sandwich Trench
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a deep trench caused by a subduction zone in the Atlantic Ocean
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Romanche Furrow
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one of the major trenches of the Atlantic ocean caused by a transform boundary
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Semi-Diurnal
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occurring or coming approximately every 12 hours
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Bermuda Triangle
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Region of the Atlantic ocean between Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas that is thought to have paranormal history
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Gulf Stream
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Strong current that originates from the Gulf of Mexico and follows the US eastern coastlines in the Atlantic
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Red Sea
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salt water inlet of the Indian ocean between Africa and Asia
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Persian Gulf
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extension of the Indian ocean between Iran and Arabia
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Java Trench
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the deepest point of the Indian Ocean
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Arctic Ocean
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located at the north pole, this is the smallest of the Earth's ocean
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Continental Shelf
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gradually sloping end of a continental shelf that extends out under the ocean
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Continental Slope
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connects the continental shelf to the abyssal plain
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Abyssal Plains
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flat and gently sloping areas found at the deepest parts of the ocean
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Seamounts
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small hill and underwater inactive volcanic peaks
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Guyots
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flat topped seamounts most commonly found in the Pacific ocean
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Island Arcs
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curving series of volcanic islands typically caused by a subduction
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MId-Ocean ridges
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areas where new ocean floor is formed
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Sea Floor Spreading
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formation of new ocean floor through volcanic activity
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Subduction Zone
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location at the Earth's crust where one plate moves under another at a convergent boundary
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Inner Core
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solid sphere within the center of the Earth made up of a nickel-iron alloy
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Outer Core
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dense, viscous liquid that surrounds the inner core
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Mantle
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solid layer just beneath the crust of the earth
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Continental drift
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theory that the Earth's plates drift along the surface of the mantle over a course of millions of years
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Pangea
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Supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras
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Convergent Boundary
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boundary that occurs when continental plates move toward one another
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Divergent Boundary
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boundary that occurs when continental plates move away from one another
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Transform Boundary
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Boundary that is caused when two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
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Sediment
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any loose material which can be transported by a liquid that eventually settles at the bottom of the liquid
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Terrigenous
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sediment caused by Erosion of land and volcanic eruptions
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Clay
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the smallest sediment size, typically less than 0,004mm
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Biogenous
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sediment of biological origin
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Hydrogenous
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sediment formed from the precipitation of seawater
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Evaporites
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deposit formed from the evaporation of sea water |
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Oolite Sands
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hydrogenous sediment formed from calcium carbonate precipitate
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Cosmogenous
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sediment of extraterrestrial origin
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Microtektites
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small rounded glassy cosmogenous sediment formed from the impact of an asteroid or meteor meteor
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