Geological Oceonagraphy

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Atlantic
________ is the second largest, and the smallest is the Arctic.
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Earth
________ is created based on density.
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massive tsunami
The pressure creates a(n) ________, and the drastic change of slope forces the water to be pressurized.
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Subduction zones
________: The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, between continental and oceanic plates.
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Density
________: how much something weighs in a particular area.
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Pacific Ocean
The ________ has converging plates, the Atlantic Ocean has diverging.
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Oceans
________ are the main source of saltwater.
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N. Hemisphere
60%
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S. Hemisphere
81%
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Density
how much something weighs in a particular area
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Subduction zones
The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, between continental and oceanic plates
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Earth is created based on…
Density
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Oceanic Crust characteristics:
Younger, thinner, but extremely heavy
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Continental Crust characteristics:
Older, thicker, but lighter
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Divergent Plate characteristics:
Moves away from each other, forms mid-ocean ridge
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Convergent Plates:
2 oceanic crusts that form a subduction zone/a deep sea trench
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Pacific Ocean has what kinds of plates?
Converging
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Atlantic Ocean has what kinds of plates?
Diverging
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Name the five different oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
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What is the newest, relatively identified ocean?
Southern Ocean