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Iceland is a part of which ocean-floor feature?Read the answer and worked solution →Seamounts are of which origin?Read the answer and worked solution →The best known submarine canyon in the world is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A flat-topped seamount is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Low tropical islands of coral reefs surrounding a central depression are:Read the answer and worked solution →The boundary zone of rapid temperature decrease with depth is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The average surface temperature of the oceans is about:Read the answer and worked solution →Salinity is the amount of salt in grams dissolved in how much seawater?Read the answer and worked solution →Salinity of normal open ocean ranges between:Read the answer and worked solution →The landlocked Red Sea has salinity as high as:Read the answer and worked solution →The zone where salinity increases sharply with depth is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the ocean floor featuresRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the salty watersRead the answer and worked solution →Run the ocean numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the minor reliefRead the answer and worked solution →High or low salinityRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the floor divisionsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Oceans bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The vertical motion of ocean water refers to:Read the answer and worked solution →Because of the sun and moon, ocean water rises and falls how often each day?Read the answer and worked solution →In a wave, what actually moves across the ocean surface?Read the answer and worked solution →As a wave passes, the water particles travel in a:Read the answer and worked solution →A wave breaks when the water depth becomes less than:Read the answer and worked solution →Steep waves are usually:Read the answer and worked solution →Wave amplitude is:Read the answer and worked solution →Water movement caused by winds and pressure changes, rather than by the moon, is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Besides the pull of the moon and sun, which force helps create the two tidal bulges?Read the answer and worked solution →The highest tides in the world, 15 to 16 m, occur in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The most common tidal pattern, with two high and two low tides daily, is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Iceland is a part of which ocean-floor feature?

  1. Siberian shelf
  2. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  3. Emperor seamount
  4. Hudson Canyon
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Correct answer: B. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

1. Ridges are two mountain chains with a depression. 2. Iceland rises from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 3. Peaks can reach 2,500 m. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 13, Water (Oceans)._

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Seamounts are of which origin?

  1. Coralline
  2. Fluvial
  3. Volcanic
  4. Glacial
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Correct answer: C. Volcanic

1. They rise from the seafloor without reaching the surface. 2. Seamounts are volcanic. 3. The Emperor seamount is an example. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 13, Water (Oceans)._

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The best known submarine canyon in the world is the:

  1. Grand Canyon
  2. Emperor Canyon
  3. Bengal Canyon
  4. Hudson Canyon
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Correct answer: D. Hudson Canyon

1. Some rival the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. 2. The Hudson Canyon is best known. 3. They often extend from mouths of large rivers. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 13, Water (Oceans)._

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