Ocean Lab Midterm 24

Question 1

Where are sedimentary rocks located?

Answer 1

located on the Earth’s surface

Question 2

How are Sedimentary rocks created?

Answer 2

Weathering (chemical or physical), Erosion, transportation (wind, water, and ice), and lithification

Question 3

Where are Igneous rocks located?

Answer 3

Mid-ocean ridges, volcanic subduction zones, and hotspots

Question 4

How are igneous rocks created?

Answer 4

hot molten rock crystallizing + solidifying

Question 5

Where are metamorphic rocks located?

Answer 5

Deep within Earth, where tectonic plates meet

Question 6

how and why the different types of crust interact

Answer 6

The differences in the density of oceanic and continual crust are responsible for how the tectonic plates interact.

Question 7

continental crust

Answer 7

lower density 2.7
average average thickness 22 miles

Question 8

Oceanic crust

Answer 8

Higher density 3.0
less thick 5 miles

Question 9

Typography

Answer 9

above sea level

Question 10

Bathymetry

Answer 10

Below sea level

Question 11

Map data

Answer 11

Title, year published, title, creator, data sources, unit used

Question 12

location info

Answer 12

reference map, coordinates, scale, north indicators

Question 13

symbology

Answer 13

Land cover, elevation/depth, landmarks, infrastructure, natural features.

Question 14

magnetic declination

Answer 14

two arrows with MN an a degree

Question 15

Fractional scale

Answer 15

On the scale, the top number

Question 16

graphic scale

Answer 16

everything below fractional scale

Question 17

latitude

Answer 17

horizontal lines called parallels

Question 18

longitude

Answer 18

Vertical lines called meridian

Question 19

calculating map slope =

Answer 19

rise/run

Question 20

Map slope contour lines

Answer 20

Change in elevation/distance

Question 21

celsius to Fahrenheit

Answer 21

(celsius x 1.8) +32

Question 22

Fahrenheit to celsius

Answer 22

(Fahrenheit -32) / 1.8

Question 23

1 oz

Answer 23

28.35 g

Question 24

1 lb

Answer 24

0.45 kg

Question 25

1 stone

Answer 25

6.35 kg

Question 26

1 in

Answer 26

2.54 cm

Question 27

1 ft

Answer 27

30.48 cm

Question 28

1 yard

Answer 28

0.9144 m

Question 29

1 mile

Answer 29

1.61 kg

Question 30

1 fl oz

Answer 30

29.57 ml

Question 31

1 cup

Answer 31

237 ml

Question 32

1 pint

Answer 32

0.47 l litre

Question 33

1 quart

Answer 33

0.95 l

Question 34

Rate of change

Answer 34

Distance rock spreading center/ age of the rock.

Question 35

What factors can cause bedrock ( continental crust) elevation to change

Answer 35

the crust is thickened by the compressive forces related to subduction or continental collision.

Question 36

How do you test the hypothesis that “new seafloor
is produced at mid-ocean ridges and subducted at trenches

Answer 36

Look for evidence in the crust. (paleomagnetism)