Please answer all the questions for me. Thanks 1. The portion of the continental
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Please answer all the questions for me. Thanks
1. The portion of the continental margin that marks the true edge of the continent is:
a. Continental shelf
b. Continental slope
c. Continental rise
d. Abyssal plain
2.. A wedge of sediment that sits up against the continental slope is called?
a. The continental shelf
b. The continental slope
c. The continental rise
d. The continental current
3.Pelagic sediments are primarily found in the:
a. Continental shelf
b. Continental slope
c. Continental rise
d. Abyssal plain
4.Manganese nodules are important in the production of __________.
a. Sand
b. Phosphates
c. Iron
d. Steel
5.What is true about oozes from the statements below:
a. Siliceous oozes are softer than Calcareous oozes.
b. Calcareous oozes are softer than Siliceous oozes.
c. Calcareous and Siliceous oozes are about the same hardness
6.Calcium carbonate will dissolve at an equal rate to its supply at the CCD. What happens below the CCD?
a. Calcium carbonate will still dissolve at an equal rate to its supply.
b. Calcium carbonate will dissolve at faster rate to its supply.
c. Calcium carbonate will dissolve at a slower rate to its supply
7. In relation to the deposition of pelagic sediments, what happens below the CCD on the sea floor?
a. Calcareous ooze will deposit below the CCD and Siliceous ooze will dissolve.
b. Calcareous ooze will dissolve below the CCD and Siliceous ooze will deposit.
c. All oozes, whether Calcareous or Siliceous, will deposit.
d. Both Calcareous and Siliceous oozes will dissolve below the CCD.
Explanation / Answer
1. The part of the continent that marks the true edge of the continent is the continental slope.
2.A wedge of sediments that sits up against the continental slope is called continental rise.
3. Pelagic sediments are primarily found in the continental slopes
4. Manganese nodules are important in the production of steel.