The Deep Scattering Layer Is Produced by Masses of Migrating

question 72

True/False

The deep scattering layer is produced by masses of migrating phytoplankton.

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Definitions:

Transform Boundary

A type of tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.

Seafloor Spreading

The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and slowly moves away from the ridge, contributing to continental drift.

Continental Drift

The theory that Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to drift across the ocean bed.

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A continuous underwater mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean, formed by tectonic plate divergence.