Oceanography Questions

A jellyfish, along with other drifting organisms, is an example of _____.

As the salinity level of water decreases and the temperature increases, what happens to the density of water?

The organisms that swim, from small invertebrates to large whales are called _____.

A parallel is another name for a _____. The 0° parallel is called _____.

Water becomes _____ dense as it freezes. This is _____ as most substances.

According to the theory of plate tectonics, at a divergent boundary, plates _____.

The zone between the low-tide mark and the edge of the continental shelf is the _____.

One of the advantages of submersibles is _____, where as one of the advantages of self-contained diving is _____.

What is considered to be the densest type of crust?

What is the best shape to withstand the intense pressure underwater?

Pangea is the theorized _____. Panthalassa is the theorized _____.

The _____ zone refers to the water portion of the ocean. The _____ zone refers to the bottom.

According to the theory of plate tectonics, at a convergent boundary, plates _____.

The photic zone is the _____ area of the open ocean, whereas the aphotic zone is the _____ area.

It is _____ that has made true exploration of the ocean possible.

According to the theory of plate tectonics, at a shear (transform) boundary, plates _____.

Who was responsible for the theory of continental drift?

Mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, and trenches are thought to represent _____.

Scientific research generally begins with a _____ based on _____.

Two characteristics of a hypothesis is that it must be _____ and can be _____.