What did the Challenger Expedition accomplish?
What will be an ideal response?
> Depth measurements at 361 locations
> A maximum depth of 26,850 feet was discovered in the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific Ocean
> Shown that the relative abundance of the major component ions of seawater remains constant regardless of where the sample is taken
> 4717 new species of marine organisms were discovered
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Hot spots move with continental plates
a. True b. False
Which mass movement is very slow detected only by dislocation or bending of features at the surface?
A) slide B) creep C) slump D) fall
What determines the boundaries of an air mass?
A. Pressure gradient and humidity B. Temperature and pressure gradient C. Humidity and temperature
Which properly describes surface winds within the Tropics?
A. winds blowing from northeast to southwest in the northern hemisphere, winds blowing southeast to northwest in the southern hemisphere B. winds blowing from southwest to northeast in the northern hemisphere, winds blowing northwest to southeast in the southern hemisphere C. winds blowing from northwest to southeast in the northern hemisphere, winds blowing southwest to northeast in the southern hemisphere D. inconsistent winds, called the doldrums which last for most of the year