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Marine Sediments/Sea Water Selected Vocabulary Review

24 Points
Due: Wednesday, March 20
Across
Size and shape of particles.
Term applied to shallow water sediments.
No density variation within a water column...
Another term for LIthogenous sediments.
This separates ocean layers of different salinity.
Hollow steel tube that collects sediment columns.
Water conditions where high evaporation conditions reign. An example is the Dead Sea.
General term for all of the processes to remove salt from seawater.
Carbonate deposits left by cyanobacteria.
The shrinkage of most substances caused by cold temperatures.
Device that measures water’s electrical conductivity; More dissolved substances increase conductivity.
No temperature change within a water column...
This is the most common process used to remove salt from seawater.
Sediments derived from material suspended in water.
A common compound found in biogenous sediments.
Sediments derived from living organisms.
Down
An abrupt change in temperature with depth...
Another term for tiny shells; found in biogenous sediments.
Process that breaks rocks into small pieces.
Sediments derived from material from outer space.
Common organism in calcareous ooze.
The study of how ocean, atmosphere, and land interactions have produced changes in ocean chemistry, circulation, biology, and climate.
A photosynthetic algae...
Sediments derived from land.
Substance generated from the tests of diatoms and radiolarians.
Minerals that form when seawater evaporates.
Term applied to deep water sediments.