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The continental shelf, continental slop and the ocean floor
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What is study of ocean called?
The study of the ocean is Oceanography. The study of ocean life would be Marine Biology.
What is a wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor called?
A wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor is called a tsunami.
Name two factors that can effect the salinity levels of ocean water?
Biomass and temperature, erosion and mineral content.
What is the vertical section of the ocean from the surface to the ocean floor referred to as?
This section of the ocean from floor to surface is called the water column.
What plants drift and float in top layer of the ocean?
the top layer of the ocean is called the Epipelagic
The name given to high surface ocean levels as a result of hurricanes?
the temporary increase in ocean levels as a direct result of a hurricanes winds is called the storm surge.
If icebergs melt in the north of the Arctic Circle how will this influence ocean levels?
Ocean levels will rise.
Why isn't the ocean deeper at its center?
Because of the ocean levels.
The difference between levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide is?
It varies from place to place. It is called the Tidal Range.
Which ocean is known for having rich levels of krill?
southern
What does a drought do to the ocean?
a drought lowers the oceans tide levels
During the age the ocean levels were than now?
Lower
Could salt levels raise in the ocean?
Not all the oceans, no. However if an ocean gets cut off from the rest of the oceanic water, then yes the salt levels can rise as the ocean evaporates (such as happened to the Zechstein sea in Europe during the Permian).
Is there an ocean called the south ocean?
no
What will the melting of ice do to humans?
drown us, with rising ocean levels.
Does temperature affect the pH levels in salt water the ocean?
Yes
Which figure BEST represents the levels of organization in an ocean?
bob markey
