Geological Oceonagraphy

Atlantic

Atlantic

________ is the second largest, and the smallest is the Arctic.

Earth

________ is created based on density.

massive tsunami

The pressure creates a(n) ________, and the drastic change of slope forces the water to be pressurized.

Subduction zones

________: The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, between continental and oceanic plates.

Density

________: how much something weighs in a particular area.

Pacific Ocean

The ________ has converging plates, the Atlantic Ocean has diverging.

Oceans

________ are the main source of saltwater.

N. Hemisphere

60%

S. Hemisphere

81%

Density

how much something weighs in a particular area

Subduction zones

The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, between continental and oceanic plates

Earth is created based on…

Density

Oceanic Crust characteristics:

Younger, thinner, but extremely heavy

Continental Crust characteristics:

Older, thicker, but lighter

Divergent Plate characteristics:

Moves away from each other, forms mid-ocean ridge

Convergent Plates:

2 oceanic crusts that form a subduction zone/a deep sea trench

Pacific Ocean has what kinds of plates?

Converging

Atlantic Ocean has what kinds of plates?

Diverging

Name the five different oceans.

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic

What is the newest, relatively identified ocean?

Southern Ocean