Surface coral formations growing around completely submerged seamounts are called
A) atolls.
B) fringing reefs.
C) edge reefs.
D) conical reefs.
E) barrier reefs.
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Q23: Lithogenous sediment is
A) derived from rock.
B) derived
Q24: A fathom is a unit of
A) distance.
B)
Q25: Flat-topped, submerged seamounts are referred to as
A)
Q26: Pelagic sediments are commonly more fine-grained than
Q27: Inactive volcanic seamounts on top of the
Q29: What minimum percent must be exceeded for
Q30: Calcareous oozes are more common in deep
Q31: Manganese nodules are
A) pelagic ooze.
B) volcanic.
C) lithogenous
Q32: Continental shelves are geologically part of the
Q33: The continental shelf on the east coast
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