Geological Features Flashcards
1
Q
What is the normal baseline?
A
Low water line along the coast
2
Q
What is the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean?
A
Puerto Rico Trench (28,231 ft)
3
Q
What is the deepest part of the Indian Ocean?
A
Java Trench
4
Q
What is the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean?
A
Marianna Trench
5
Q
What is the deepest part of the Arctic Ocean?
A
The Eurasia Basin (17,881 ft.)
6
Q
What is the deepest part of the Southern Ocean?
A
South Sandwich Trench (7,263 M)
7
Q
What two plates collide to make the Mariana Trench?
A
Philippine and Pacific
8
Q
What is the deepest Ocean, in average depth?
A
Pacific Ocean
