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Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 1st, 2015, 5:26 am
by John Richardsim
Hmmm, where's a good starting point...seafloor features!

How is a guyot different from other seamounts?

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 4th, 2015, 7:14 pm
by Person
A guyot has a flat top.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 4th, 2015, 7:15 pm
by John Richardsim
Person wrote:
A guyot has a flat top.
Yes, correct. Your turn.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 4th, 2015, 7:19 pm
by Person
Yay!

What is a gyre, and name 5 major ones.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 4th, 2015, 8:10 pm
by Tacocat332
lets see if i still remember anything from last year... xD
A gyre is a large, circular moving loop of water composed of several smaller surface currents (divided into equatorial, western boundary, eastern boundary, northern or southern boundary, and eastern boundary currents).

Five (subtropical) gyres:
1)North Atlantic Gyre
2)South Atlantic Gyre
3)North Pacific Gyre
4)South Pacific Gyre
5)Indian Ocean Gyre

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 5th, 2015, 9:38 am
by Person
Correct! Your turn.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 5th, 2015, 10:41 am
by Tacocat332
Nice!!

What are the six stages of the Wilson cycle of ocean basin evolution?

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 5th, 2015, 10:47 am
by chscioly
1- Embryonic 2-Juvenile 3-Mature 4-Declining 5-Terminal 6-Suturing

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 5th, 2015, 10:51 am
by Tacocat332
correct!

your turn! :D

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: September 5th, 2015, 10:53 am
by chscioly
What is the CCD?