Chapters 11-13

Question 1

“river in the sea”

Answer 1

Gulf Stream

Question 2

developed the Theory of Evolution and believed the surface features of the earth were caused by natural forces, not Noah’s flood

Answer 2

Charles Darwin

Question 3

caused the formation of the Great Lakes and an ice sheet all the way to the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 3

Ice Age

Question 4

lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere

Answer 4

solid, liquid, gas

Question 5

the primary factor in giving ocean currents their life

Answer 5

temperature differences

Question 6

a Swiss naturalist that studied glaciers and fossils

Answer 6

Louis Agassiz

Question 7

first textbook about the ocean

Answer 7

Geography of the Sea

Question 8

a large body of ice on land

Answer 8

glacier

Question 9

rim of the Pacific basin that has lots of earthquakes and active volcanos

Answer 9

ring of fire

Question 10

Explain what caused deep grooves in solid rock in valley walls, and caused boulders to do the southern plains far from the mountains of their origin.

Answer 10

Glaciers move, pressing boulders against valley walls, carving deep grooves. Glaciers carried the boulders to the southern plain, leaving them as they melted

Question 11

What causes ocean currents?

Answer 11

Surface water is cooled in polar regions. Cold water sinks (more dense than warm water), and warm water from the equator flows out to take its place.

Question 12

traced out ocean currents

Answer 12

Matthew Maury