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Recap of Homework 1
•Use the available material given in the notes•Show your work, DON’T FORGET THE UNITS•(1km)2=(1000m)21km2=(1000)2m2=1.000,000m2
•1m3=1000L•Round the numbers correctly
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/rounding/
Grades:10 questions100/100Each question had 2 conversions, each one takes 5points
If you didn’t show your work clearly, you lost points
HW-1 - Summary
Summary statisticsMaximum = 10Min = 4Mean = 8.73
MAR 110 Natural Hazards & the Oceans
Tutorial #3
Ocean Basin Physiography&
Plate Tectonics
Key Vocabulary
Continental drift-plate tectonics Continental plates
Plate convergence
Key Vocabulary
Transform faultSubduction
Plate divergence Sea-floor spreading
Ocean Basin Bathymetric Profile
The Earth’s Major Plates
Bathymetric Features - Exercise 1L a b o ra to ry 3 : E x erc ise 1
Ocean Basin Physiography & Plate Tectonics L a b o ra to ry 3 : Exercise 1 - Physiographic Map Write in the general name of each of the lettered ocean sea floor features in the illustration of the
western North Atlantic Ocean in Figure 3-8. The phrases (in the parentheses) provide hints.
A. __________________ (flooded edge of the continent) B. __________________ (inclination toward the sea floor) C. __________________ (thick sedimentary accumulation at the continent's base) D. _____________________ (featureless part of the sea floor) E. ___________________ (low hills, exposed tops of volcanoes) F. ___________________ (tall volcanic cones) G.___________________ (submerged, deep valley) H. _________________ (1ocal, massive accumulation of sediment at canyon mouth) I. ___________________ (deep, long depression in sea floor) J. _______________________ (mountainous central region of sea floor) K.___________________ (valley in center of mountainous region) L. __________________ (active offset of mountainous region) M. __________________ (inactive offset of mountainous region)
Some Reminders
Before starting the HW read Chapter 3 from the book ‘ Invitation to Oceanography’ and the provided notes
HW 3 is due to Thursday, February 14Thursday, February 14thth
If you need help, please see us on either Tuesday or Thursday before class (Dion 108)
Interesting links
http://www.mps.mpg.de/projects/planetary-dynamics/mantle.html
http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=35555&tid=1621&cid=57111&artic
le=33866
http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/4_1_1_1.html
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080103144448.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/0213-world_on_water.htm
http://www.bbm.me.uk/portsdown/PH_061_History_b.htm