What is the name for slow, deep currents beneath the pycnocline?

A) Surface currents
B) Convection currents
C) Thermohaline currents
D) Polar currents


C

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What changes are caused by the Southern Oscillation in the Pacific Ocean?

a. Trade winds blow from east to west. b. Low pressure builds in the western Pacific. c. Trade winds blow from west to east. d. High pressure builds in the eastern Pacific. e. Equatorial currents move faster.

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The energy density of uranium-235 fuel is higher than the energy density of coal.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The predominant source of food in abyssal plains is ________.

A. photosynthetic biomass produced on the seafloor B. chemosynthetic biomass produced at cold seeps C. chemosynthetic biomass produced at hot vents D. photosynthetic biomass produced at the surface E. None of these is correct.

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Streams which flow for only a part of the year are ________

A) superimposed B) consequent C) intermittent D) antecedent E) dry

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