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You used playdough to form a representation of alternating stripes on the ocean floor. What vocabulary word describes the reason why the molecules in these bands of rock point in the opposite directions?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
metamorphic
magnetite
intrusive
El Nino
seamount
polarity
upwelling
The movement of cold, deep ocean water to the ocean's surface
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
metamorphic
magnetite
intrusive
El Nino
seamount
polarity
upwelling
Igneous rock that cools slowly and has large crystals
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
metamorphic
magnetite
intrusive
El Nino
seamount
polarity
upwelling
Rock containing molecules that always orient themselves toward magnetic north
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
metamorphic
magnetite
intrusive
El Nino
seamount
polarity
upwelling
Examples of this type of rock include marble, gneiss, and slate
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
metamorphic
magnetite
intrusive
El Nino
seamount
polarity
upwelling
New ocean crust is formed in another part of the ocean where plates diverge. The divergence, or separation, of two plates leaves a gap. Magma rises up, fills in the opening, and hardens. What ocean floor feature forms?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
metamorphic
magnetite
intrusive
El Nino
seamount
polarity
upwelling
A periodic change in oceanic and atmospheric conditions, causing unusually warm surface water
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
metamorphic
magnetite
intrusive
El Nino
seamount
polarity
upwelling
An undersea volcanic mountain found on the deep ocean basin
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
metamorphic
magnetite
intrusive
El Nino
seamount
polarity
upwelling
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