_____________ is the marked change in ocean water density with depth.

Thermohaline circulation results from changes in _____________________.

Air will flow from regions of [pressure1] to regions of [pressure2].

Which of the following factors plays the largest role in the creation of wind generated waves? In other words, which would have the greatest effect? Select the best response.

___________ is the topographic feature that marks the seaward edge of the continents along passive margins, and the transition into the deep-ocean basin.

Is this likely to be, a Likelihood Determination and Impact Analysis?  – Evaluation is the next step of the process, where you must determine the likelihood of a given threat agent initiating a threat or of an identified threat exploiting a given vulnerability, as well as the level of impact or harm to the asset if a vulnerability were successfully exploited by a threat.  While threats and vulnerabilities in assets are necessary ingredients to determine risk, they are static ingredients; in other words, threats, vulnerabilities, and assets don’t change much.

Upwelling tends to occur _______________.

Coastal upwelling occurs due to Ekman transport.

Coral reefs thrive in nutrient-rich waters.

The asthenosphere is the layer of magma that the lithosphere floats on top of.