Sec4 Ocean Basins

Sediments form rivers spread over the deep-ocean basins by means of what?

Turbidity currents
What can be responsible for forming the continental rise, sumbarine canyons and erosion?

Turbidity currents can
What is the soft, fine material that covers 40% of the ocean floor?

ooze
The most common compounds in organic sediments are?

Slilica and calcium carbonate
The deepest and largest ocean on Earth is?

The Pacific Ocean
The continental shelf is part of the?

continent
The average depth of the water covering the continental shelf is -- m

60
The first step in ----- ------------ is to send out a series of sound waves

sonar transmission

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Sec4 Ocean Basins

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science final

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2011-06-12T19:45:24Z

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