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These moraines are ridges of rock debris formed along the sides of a moving glacier

Lateral moraines are ridges of rock debris formed along the sides of a moving glacier.

The first major scientific exploration of the ocean was performed in 1872 by the Portuguese ship the HMS Columbia

false

Ridges of rock debris formed by a moving glacier

moraines

Small hills that are formed from deposits left by streams on the surface of a glacier are called what

kames

Upwellings are special ocean currents that are

vertical

Material that is about 180 million years old has been found in this layer of the crust

oceanic crust

What are similar to plateaus

guyots

A vast quantity of minerals is found on the continental shelf true or false

The answer is TRUE

The motion of these waves is similar to that of ocean waves

L

Stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern floor due to the deposit of minerals over time

false

The top 10 feet of the ocean contains the same quantity of thermal energy as exists in the whole atmosphere

True!

A body of water that contains a high concentration of dissolved mineral matter

Hot Springs

Results when underground water is heated by geothermal energy

geyser

Allows precipitation to slowly pass through and form groundwater reserves

semipermeable

Unsorted rocky debris that is formed by a melting glacier called

Unsorted rocky debris that is formed by a melting glacier is called moraine. There are many different types of moraine depending on where the debris is found and deposited.

It separates the mantle and the crust

The Mohorovicic Discontinuity, generally referred to as the Moho, where seismic waves increase in velocity.

This layer of the crust is made of granite

continental crust

Sea mountains are volcanic mountains located on the ocean floor

true!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would you find a stickleback in a pond or a forest

Pond

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