ocean basin

Question 1

zones of oceanic waters

Answer 1

pelagic

Question 2

Volcanic eruptions spewed gases from Earth’s interior to the atmosphere, a process called outgassing that continues today. Most of the gas was carbon dioxide and water vapor. The water vapor condensed to form part of Earth’s oceans as the surface cooled.

Answer 2

volcanic out gassing theory

Question 3

areas of the bottom or topography of the ocean

Answer 3

benthic

Question 4

starting from the coast

Answer 4

intertidal zone

Question 5

sunlight zone

Answer 5

epipelagic zone

Question 6

zone where light is not sufficient

Answer 6

mesopelagic zone

Question 7

midnight zone

Answer 7

bathypelagic zone

Question 8

13k feet to the ocean floor, where it’s 3-4°C cold

Answer 8

abyssopelagic zone

Question 9

the deepest pit of the ocean

Answer 9

hadalpelagic zone

Question 10

zone of divergence

Answer 10

guyot

Question 11

area of relatively shallow water

Answer 11

continental shelf

Question 12

lies between continental shelf and abyssial plane

Answer 12

continental slope

Question 13

final stage in the boundary between continents and deep parts of the ocean

Answer 13

continental rise

Question 14

a deep canyon on the ocean floor

Answer 14

oceanic trench

Question 15

a volcanic mountain on the ocean floor also known as unborn islands

Answer 15

seamount

Question 16

where molten rock rises

Answer 16

mid ocean ridge

Question 17

sequence of events leading to the formation of ocean basins

Answer 17

wilson cycle

Question 18

rift valley forms

Answer 18

embryonic

Question 19

sea floor basalts form

Answer 19

juvenile

Question 20

ocean basin widens and trenches develop & subduction begins

Answer 20

mature

Question 21

subduction eliminates much of the sea floor

Answer 21

declining

Question 22

the sea floor completely vanishes and mountain range forms

Answer 22

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