Short Answers 16 - 20

Draw a PASSIVE MARGIN! (Include the continental shelf, slope, rise, and the Abyssal plain)

Explain the difference between a SEAMOUNT and a GUYOT?

• Seamount - Underwater volcanic mountain w/ a pointy top

• Guyot - Underwater volcanic mountain w/ flat top

Explain the difference between BEACH DRIFT and the LONGSHORE CURRENT!

• Beach Drift - Movement of sand along a beach causes by waves (Zig-Zag)

• A longshore current - Current moves parallel to the shore

Explain the difference between a WAVE-CUT PLATFORM & a MARINE TERRACE?

• Wave-cut platform - Flat rock by the ocean

• Marine Terrace - Raised, flat land ABOVE the ocean

What has a bigger effect on tides: the Sun or the Moon?

The moon! (It’s closer to Earth)