It Is Thought That Submarine Canyons on the Continental Slope

question 42

Multiple Choice

It is thought that submarine canyons on the continental slope have been generated by ________.

• A) streams when sea level was much lower than it is today
• B) streams when sea level was much higher than it is today
• C) a submarine glaciation
• D) turbidity currents

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Definitions:

Monocular Cues

Powerful depth cues available from the image in one eye, either the right or the left.

Binocular Cues

Depth cues that depend on the combination of the images in the left and right eyes and on the way the two eyes work together.

Gestalt Principle

A theory that proposes humans naturally perceive objects as organized patterns and wholes, rather than as separate components.

Principle Of Closure

A Gestalt psychology principle suggesting that individuals perceive objects as whole, even when they are incomplete because our minds fill in missing details.