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Which type of coastline is commonly found along passive continental margins?
Which type of coastline is commonly found along passive continental margins?
- Coastlines with low amounts of tectonic activity
- Emergent coastlines with steep, rocky cliffs
- Coastlines with long rivers and estuaries
- Submergent coastlines with wide river valleys (correct)
What are the two types of tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust?
What are the two types of tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust?
- Tectonic and seismic plates
- Continental and oceanic plates (correct)
- Mountain ranges and oceanic trenches
- Active and passive plates
What is the process that occurs at areas where different types of tectonic plates meet?
What is the process that occurs at areas where different types of tectonic plates meet?
- Tectonic activity
- Seismic activity
- Subduction (correct)
- Volcanic activity
What are active continental margins characterized by?
What are active continental margins characterized by?
What are the five distinct ocean basins?
What are the five distinct ocean basins?
What is the rim of an ocean basin called?
What is the rim of an ocean basin called?
Which organisms produce their own energy via photosynthesis?
Which organisms produce their own energy via photosynthesis?
What are zooplankton?
What are zooplankton?
Which organisms have developed gills to extract oxygen from water?
Which organisms have developed gills to extract oxygen from water?
What is the purpose of the excess fat developed by marine mammals?
What is the purpose of the excess fat developed by marine mammals?
What is the shoreline?
What is the shoreline?
What causes wind waves?
What causes wind waves?
Which of the following is the main cause of a tsunami?
Which of the following is the main cause of a tsunami?
What is the main factor that fuels the development of a hurricane?
What is the main factor that fuels the development of a hurricane?
What is the main difference between high and low tides?
What is the main difference between high and low tides?
What causes the wind to circulate in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere during a hurricane?
What causes the wind to circulate in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere during a hurricane?
What is the scale used to categorize hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds?
What is the scale used to categorize hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds?
What is the main effect of a hurricane that can cause the most damage?
What is the main effect of a hurricane that can cause the most damage?
What is the main function of longshore currents and beach drift?
What is the main function of longshore currents and beach drift?
Which of the following is true about abyssal plains?
Which of the following is true about abyssal plains?
What are seamounts?
What are seamounts?
How are guyots formed?
How are guyots formed?
What creates trenches in the ocean?
What creates trenches in the ocean?
What is the main difference between an active and inactive ocean basin?
What is the main difference between an active and inactive ocean basin?
What is the asthenosphere?
What is the asthenosphere?
