'Abyssal plain' presentation slideshows

EARTH SCIENCE SOL REVIEW

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How many oceans?

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SEDIMENTARY ARCHIVES

SEDIMENTARY ARCHIVES. Marine Environment. SEDIMENTARY ARCHIVES. Marine Environment. Continental Shelf Flat, smooth regions that fringe continents Few km to 300 km wide Low tide to 200 m depth Similar to continental deposits Shelf planed off by changes in sea level.

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Sea Floor

Sea Floor. Part 3. Underwater volcanic eruption! COOL. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = hmMlspNoZMs. Trenches . Sediments. Thicker the farther away from the ridge. Two types Lithogenous Biogenous Composed of CaCO3 or SiO2. Diatoms. Radiolarians. Foraminiferans. Coccolithophorids.

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Exploring the Ocean

Exploring the Ocean. EQ: What are some features of the ocean floor?. What factors make ocean floor research difficult?. Because of darkness, cold, and extreme pressure, scientists had to develop new technology to enable them to study the deep ocean floor.

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