What is a linear sea floor feature that is seismically active, occurs between offset mid-ocean ridge segments, and the relative movement between two points on either side of the feature is in the opposite direction?
A) Transform fault
B) Fracture zone
C) Guyots
D) Nemataths
E) Seaknolls
A
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a. Blood types of students in the tenth grade b. Genders of 400 people attending a conference c. Political affiliation of 1,200 randomly selected voters d. Scores of 55 students on a management test e. Natural hair color of 30 fashion models
Although there are currently more than 4,000 marine protected areas (MPA's) worldwide, nearly all of these sites still allow
a. Dredging b. trawler fishing c. other harmful human resource extraction activities d. skin diving for viewing coral e. dredging, trawling and other harmful human resource extraction activities
Living just off the coast of California, a rare dolphin is listed as an endangered species. What agency or group was responsible for studying the status of this animal, and subsequently listing it as endangered?
a. The animal would have been studied by the National Marine Fisheries Service, but would have to be listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. b. Because of its location in ocean waters, it would have been listed by CITES. c. The National Marine Fisheries Service would list it. d. The Convention on Biological Diversity would list it. e. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would study and list it.
The Chesapeake Bay has established goals for restoration of the bay waters as measured by ____ content.
A. carbon dioxide B. fertilizer C. carbonic acid D. dissolved oxygen E. pesticide