relief of ocean Flashcards
The eastern boundary of the Pacific Ocean touches which continent?
Answer:
North America
South America
Which continent forms the western boundary of the Pacific Ocean?
Answer:
Asia
Australia
The northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean is marked by which regions?
Answer:
Arctic Ocean (via the Bering Strait)
Alaska (USA)
Which continent forms the southern boundary of the Pacific Ocean?
Answer:
Antarctica
The western boundary of the Pacific Ocean is characterized by which significant geological feature?
The Ring of Fire (a zone of active volcanoes and earthquakes)
Which major island group lies at the central-western boundary of the Pacific Ocean?
Answer:
The Philippines
The west of Asia touches which ocean?
Answer:
Indian Ocean
Answer:
Indian Ocean
The north of Europe is bordered by which ocean?
Answer:
Arctic Ocean
The east of North America is bordered by which ocean?
Answer:
Atlantic Ocean
Which ocean touches the northern border of Canada?
Answer:
Arctic Ocean
Which ocean touches the eastern boundary of Asia?
Answer:
Pacific Ocean
eastern ridges or
volcanic plateau located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, near the equator is known as
albatross platue
most importand ridge of middle pecific ocean
hawai ridge
the shape of atalntic ocean
s shape
the norththern ridges of the atlantic ocean if called
dolfin rise
the southern ridges of the atlantic ocean if called
challengers rise
the rise between iceland and scotland is called ..
vivil thompson ridge
the southern of the green land the ridge is wide is known as
telegraphic
The 90 East Ridge is located in which ocean?
india nocean
factors affection temperature distrubution
latitutes
distribution of land and water
permanent winds
ocean current
which hemisphere is warmer
nothern hemisphere is warmer than southern
What is the thermocline layer in the ocean?
Answer:
The thermocline is a distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature decreases rapidly with depth.
percent of salinity in ocean water
35 % per PPT
1000g 35g
compotition of ocean water
- clorine ‘
- sodium
3.sulphate
4.magnesium
5.calcium
factors controlling salinity of ocean water
- evaporation
2.rainfall - riverwater
4 .wind direction - movement of ocean water
