Submerged, flat-topped seamounts are known as guyots
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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What is a tombolo?
A) An embayment parallel to the shore B) Interconnected marshlands in a river C) A passage to the ocean within a bar D) A bridge of sediment that connects a sea island to the mainland
Mutualism is ________
A) a relationship between two species in which only one benefits B) a relationship between a beneficial predator and its prey C) a relationship with no benefits to either species D) a relationship between two species in which both benefit E) a relationship in which two species have a mutual predator
Most oceanic islands and seamounts are
A. small pieces rifted apart from continents. B. places where the seafloor has been buckled upward by convergence. C. large fan-shaped mounds deposited by turbidity currents. D. constructed by volcanic eruptions that first occur under water.
Why do gyres rotate differently in the northern hemisphere than they do in the southern hemisphere?
A. Because Earth rotates from west to east B. Because Earth rotates C. Because Earth rotates from east to west