As a wave begins to feel bottom near a shoreline, its wave height:

Calcium carbonate, phosphates, and manganese may precipitate out of solution to form deposits on the ocean floor.

All of the following are typically characteristic of depositional shores except:

Alternatives to hard stabilization to protect coastlines from erosion including construction restrictions, relocation of structures, and construction of seawalls.

List and describe at least 4 seafloor features and explain the difference between passive and active margins.

The Coriolis effect describes how moving objects on Earth appear to follow curved paths due to Earth’s rotation.

Describe how one of the early explorers, other than Christopher Columbus, contributed to our understanding of the oceans. Include who, when and what was achieved?

A tentative, testable statement about the general nature of a phenomenon is called a/an:

The organisms that contribute to biogenous sediment are chiefly algae and protozoans.

Hydrothermal vents are seafloor cold seeps with high concentrations of sulfur and salts.