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Match the items with the correct descriptions.

Premises:
sediment derived from the weathering of rock, mainly on the continents
sediment derived from dissolved salts in seawater
a layer of rapid temperature change
the multi-disciplinary science that studies the oceans
a layer of rapid density change
the oceanic equivalent of topography: the three-dimensional "shape" of the seafloor
a measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given volume of water
sediment from the shells or skeletal material of living organisms
Responses:
oceanography
salinity
thermocline
pycnocline
bathymetry
terrigenous
hydrogenous
biogenous

Correct Answer:

sediment derived from the weathering of rock, mainly on the continents
sediment derived from dissolved salts in seawater
a layer of rapid temperature change
the multi-disciplinary science that studies the oceans
a layer of rapid density change
the oceanic equivalent of topography: the three-dimensional "shape" of the seafloor
a measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given volume of water
sediment from the shells or skeletal material of living organisms
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