Nautical Science Unit Two Chapter Two Extra Credit
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Nautical Science Unit Two Chapter Two Extra Credit

Short Answer

 1. 

What are the two main levels in the relief of the Earth?

 2. 

What are the other names for the deep ocean floor?

 3. 

What are the three distinct divisions or areas of the ocean floor?

 4. 

Under international law, to what water depth does a maritime nation have the right to explore and exploit?

 5. 

Why are the continental shelves the most valuable part of the ocean floor today?

 6. 

What is a submarine fan, and how does it develop?

 7. 

What are the major segments of the Mid-Ocean Ridge?

 8. 

What is the difference between a seamount and a guyot?

 9. 

What are the three general types of sediments found on the ocean floor?

 10. 

What is the purpose of a coring tube?



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