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measurement of ocean depth and seafloor topography
bathymetry
side-scar sonar system
GLORIA
cumulative plot of area versus depth or elevation
hypsographic curve
uses high freq. sound waves to measure ocean depth
PDR
used to determine shape and position of boundaries
seismic survey
Abyssal plains are more extensive on the _________ floor than the _________ floor
Atlantic, Pacific
A sediment-laden curve that flows off the continental shelf is called
a turbidity current
The two relatively flat areas on the hypsographic curve represent:
some interior continental areas/ coastal plains and abyssal plains.
The correct order of marine provinces from the coast to the mid-ocean ridge is:
shelf, slope, rise, abyssal plain
Continental rises are formed by many
deep-sea fans
Steepest slope in the ocean
oceanic trench
Most gradual slope in the ocean
abyssal plain
Old lithosphere is destroyed with association with
deep-sea trenches
New lithosphere is produced with association with
mid-ocean ridges
Hydrothermal vents between 30 degrees C and 350 degrees C produce
white smokers