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What is the characteristic of shallow water (carbonate) marine areas?
What is the characteristic of shallow water (carbonate) marine areas?
- Located deep in the oceans
- Dependent on mineral deposits of coral skeletons (correct)
- Abundant supply of sediments
- Generated by submarine landslides
What is the melting point of rocks called?
What is the melting point of rocks called?
- Decompression point
- Actual melting point
- Flux melting point
- Eutectic temperature (correct)
What is the result of slope failures in the oceans?
What is the result of slope failures in the oceans?
- Formation of coral reefs
- Decrease in ocean pressure
- Generation of magma
- Creation of sediments of varying sizes (correct)
What is the process of melting rocks through the decrease of pressure called?
What is the process of melting rocks through the decrease of pressure called?
What is the term for geological phenomena and processes originating within the Earth's surface?
What is the term for geological phenomena and processes originating within the Earth's surface?
What is the characteristic of magma?
What is the characteristic of magma?
What is the process of melting rocks through the addition of volatiles called?
What is the process of melting rocks through the addition of volatiles called?
Where are submarine landslides commonly observed?
Where are submarine landslides commonly observed?
What is the result of the reaction between water vapor and rock?
What is the result of the reaction between water vapor and rock?
What is the term for rocks in liquid to semi-liquid form?
What is the term for rocks in liquid to semi-liquid form?