marine Sediments (ch. 4) Flashcards
1
Q
sediments contain a planetary record of
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200 Ma
2
Q
swediments get deposisted in layers on the sea floor in what order
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younger sediments overlay older sediments
3
Q
eventaually most deep-sea sediments are
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subducted at active ma rgins or scraped off onto continets
4
Q
sedimentology
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the study of modern sediments
5
Q
paleoceanographers
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study how ocean, atmosphere and land interactions have produced chnages in coean chemistry, circulation, biology and climate
